#8A7C99

A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Slategray.

About #8A7C99

Visually, #8A7C99 is defined as a muted purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Slategray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 124, 153).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 10% C, 19% M, 0% Y, and 40% K. With a hue angle of 269.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A7C99
RGB138, 124, 153
HSL269.0°, 12.4%, 54.3%
CMYK10%, 19%, 0%, 40%
HSV269.0°, 19.0%, 60.0%
LAB54.2, 11.2, -13.6
XYZ23.4, 22.1, 33.2
Decimal9075865

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.87:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.42:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.61:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A7C99; }
.text-color { color: #8A7C99; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A7C99; }

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