#8A6DA0
A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Plum.
About #8A6DA0
When working with digital screens, the color #8A6DA0 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Plum. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 109, 160).
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 14% cyan and 32% magenta inks. 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. 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.