#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.