#8A668A

A medium, muted magenta closely aligning with Slategray.

About #8A668A

At its core, #8A668A is a medium and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 102, and 138.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 26% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 300.0° hue, 15.0% saturation, and 47.1% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF 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#8A668A
RGB138, 102, 138
HSL300.0°, 15.0%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 26%, 0%, 46%
HSV300.0°, 26.1%, 54.1%
LAB47.9, 20.9, -14.2
XYZ19.8, 16.7, 26.2
Decimal9070218

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.83:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.35:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.62:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.70:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A668A; }
.text-color { color: #8A668A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A668A; }

Similar Colors

Slategray
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