#8A7CBD

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #8A7CBD

At its core, #8A7CBD is a light and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 124, and 189.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 27% C, 34% M, 0% Y, and 26% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A7CBD
RGB138, 124, 189
HSL252.9°, 33.0%, 61.4%
CMYK27%, 34%, 0%, 26%
HSV252.9°, 34.4%, 74.1%
LAB55.6, 19.7, -32.2
XYZ26.9, 23.5, 51.3
Decimal9075901

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.69:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.70:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A7CBD; }
.text-color { color: #8A7CBD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A7CBD; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue
#6495ED