#8A6D92

A medium, muted magenta closely aligning with Slategray.

About #8A6D92

When working with digital screens, the color #8A6D92 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Slategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 109 green, and 146 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow, and 43% black. The HSL representation is 287.0° hue, 14.5% saturation, and 50.0% 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#8A6D92
RGB138, 109, 146
HSL287.0°, 14.5%, 50.0%
CMYK5%, 25%, 0%, 43%
HSV287.0°, 25.3%, 57.3%
LAB50.0, 18.5, -15.8
XYZ21.1, 18.4, 29.6
Decimal9072018

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.48:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.68:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.98:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A6D92; }
.text-color { color: #8A6D92; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A6D92; }

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