#8A66AF

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #8A66AF

When working with digital screens, the color #8A66AF is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumpurple. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 102, 175).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 21% Cyan, 42% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31% Black. The HSL representation is 269.6° hue, 31.3% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A66AF
RGB138, 102, 175
HSL269.6°, 31.3%, 54.3%
CMYK21%, 42%, 0%, 31%
HSV269.6°, 41.7%, 68.6%
LAB49.5, 29.1, -33.6
XYZ23.0, 18.0, 42.8
Decimal9070255

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.56:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.60:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.36:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.91:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A66AF; }
.text-color { color: #8A66AF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A66AF; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
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