#8A7CE9

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #8A7CE9

The precise color #8A7CE9 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumpurple. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 124 green, and 233 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 41% cyan and 47% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 247.7° hue, 71.2% saturation, and 70.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light 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#8A7CE9
RGB138, 124, 233
HSL247.7°, 71.2%, 70.0%
CMYK41%, 47%, 0%, 9%
HSV247.7°, 46.8%, 91.4%
LAB57.8, 31.4, -53.6
XYZ32.4, 25.7, 80.3
Decimal9075945

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.14:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.27:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.22:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A7CE9; }
.text-color { color: #8A7CE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A7CE9; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB