#8A6DA8

A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #8A6DA8

The precise color #8A6DA8 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Plum. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 109, and 168.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 18% C, 35% M, 0% Y, and 34% K. The HSL representation is 269.5° hue, 25.3% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A6DA8
RGB138, 109, 168
HSL269.5°, 25.3%, 54.3%
CMYK18%, 35%, 0%, 34%
HSV269.5°, 35.1%, 65.9%
LAB50.9, 23.4, -27.4
XYZ23.0, 19.2, 39.5
Decimal9072040

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.83:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.15:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.11:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A6DA8; }
.text-color { color: #8A6DA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A6DA8; }

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