#8A6DB6

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #8A6DB6

When working with digital screens, the color #8A6DB6 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumpurple. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 109 parts green, and 182 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 24% C, 40% M, 0% Y, and 29% K. 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. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A6DB6
RGB138, 109, 182
HSL263.8°, 33.3%, 57.1%
CMYK24%, 40%, 0%, 29%
HSV263.8°, 40.1%, 71.4%
LAB51.5, 26.7, -34.5
XYZ24.4, 19.7, 46.8
Decimal9072054

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.25:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.94:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.06:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.20:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A6DB6; }
.text-color { color: #8A6DB6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A6DB6; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB