HEX Color #8A5FF0 (Mediumslateblue)

About #8A5FF0

The hex code #8A5FF0 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 95 parts green, and 240 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 43% Cyan, 60% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6% Black. With a hue angle of 257.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A5FF0

RGB138, 95, 240

HSL257.8°, 82.9%, 65.7%

CMYK43%, 60%, 0%, 6%

HSV257.8°, 60.4%, 94.1%

LAB51.7, 49.8, -67.2

XYZ30.3, 19.9, 84.7

Decimal9068528

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A5FF0 #C4F05E

Analogous

#5E7CF0 #D25EF0

Triadic

#F08A5E #5EF08A

Tetradic

#F05E7C #C4F05E #5EF0D2

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A5FF0

#9770F1

#A482F3

#B194F5

#BEA6F6

#CBB7F8

#D8C9FA

#E5DBFB

#F2EDFD

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A5FF0

#7A54D5

#6B49BA

#5C3FA0

#4C3485

#3D2A6A

#2E1F50

#1E1535

#0F0A1A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.22:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.98:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.03:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.23:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A5FF0; }

.text-color { color: #8A5FF0; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A5FF0; }

Similar Colors

Mediumslateblue

#7B68EE