#8A66A0

A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #8A66A0

At its core, #8A66A0 is a medium and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 102, and 160.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 14% Cyan, 36% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 37% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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#8A66A0
RGB138, 102, 160
HSL277.2°, 23.4%, 51.4%
CMYK14%, 36%, 0%, 37%
HSV277.2°, 36.2%, 62.7%
LAB48.8, 25.6, -25.9
XYZ21.6, 17.4, 35.5
Decimal9070240

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.49:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.47:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.82:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A66A0; }
.text-color { color: #8A66A0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A66A0; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B