#8A8AFF

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #8A8AFF

Visually, #8A8AFF is defined as a vivid blue. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumpurple. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 138 parts green, and 255 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. This specific hue requires a mix of 46% C, 46% M, 0% Y, and 0% K. With a hue angle of 240.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A8AFF
RGB138, 138, 255
HSL240.0°, 100.0%, 77.1%
CMYK46%, 46%, 0%, 0%
HSV240.0°, 45.9%, 100.0%
LAB62.3, 29.4, -58.4
XYZ37.6, 30.8, 98.6
Decimal9079551

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.93:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.16:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.80:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.09:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A8AFF; }
.text-color { color: #8A8AFF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A8AFF; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
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