#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.