#8A6699
A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Plum.
About #8A6699
At its core, #8A6699 is a medium and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Plum. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 102, 153).
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 10% cyan and 33% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 282.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#8A6699
RGB138, 102, 153
HSL282.4°, 20.0%, 50.0%
CMYK10%, 33%, 0%, 40%
HSV282.4°, 33.3%, 60.0%
LAB48.5, 24.1, -22.2
XYZ21.0, 17.2, 32.4
Decimal9070233
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.44:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.78:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #8A6699;
}
.text-color {
color: #8A6699;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #8A6699;
}