HEX Color #8A6D99 (Slategray)

About #8A6D99

The precise color #8A6D99 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Slategray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 109, 153).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 10% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow, and 40% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#8A6D99

RGB138, 109, 153

HSL279.5°, 17.7%, 51.4%

CMYK10%, 29%, 0%, 40%

HSV279.5°, 28.8%, 60.0%

LAB50.3, 20.0, -19.5

XYZ21.7, 18.6, 32.6

Decimal9072025

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A6D99 #7B996C

Analogous

#746C99 #996C91

Triadic

#998A6C #6C9989

Tetradic

#99746C #7B996C #6C9299

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A6D99

#977DA4

#A48DAF

#B19DBB

#BEADC6

#CBBED1

#D8CEDD

#E5DEE8

#F2EEF3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A6D99

#7A6088

#6B5477

#5C4866

#4C3C55

#3D3044

#2E2433

#1E1822

#0F0C11

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.44:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.73:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.25:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.02:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A6D99; }

.text-color { color: #8A6D99; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A6D99; }

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