#8A7599

A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Slategray.

About #8A7599

When working with digital screens, the color #8A7599 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Slategray. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 117 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 10% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow, and 40% black. The HSL representation is 275.0° hue, 15.0% saturation, and 52.9% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A7599
RGB138, 117, 153
HSL275.0°, 15.0%, 52.9%
CMYK10%, 24%, 0%, 40%
HSV275.0°, 23.5%, 60.0%
LAB52.3, 15.3, -16.4
XYZ22.6, 20.4, 32.9
Decimal9074073

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.13:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.09:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.32:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A7599; }
.text-color { color: #8A7599; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A7599; }

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