#8a5edc

Medium Purple

Closest match (95% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(138, 94, 220)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(261, 64%, 62%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(37, 57, 0, 14)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.186

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#8a5edc

#b0dc5e

Analogous (Adjacent)

#5e71dc

#8a5edc

#c95edc

Triadic

#8a5edc

#dc8a5e

#5edc8a

Split complementary

#8a5edc

#dcc95e

#71dc5e

Complete conversion table

HEX

#8A5EDC

RGB

rgb(138,94,220)

RGBA

rgba(138,94,220, 1)

HSL

hsl(260.95,64.29%,61.57%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.59 0.19 296.4)

CSS Variable

--color: #8a5edc;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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UI Component Set

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Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

4.45

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

4.72

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#8a5edc#9597dc

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#8a5edc#a7a3dc

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#8a5edc#886873

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#8a5edc#7f7292

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

50%

29%

21%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

50%

Titanium white

Pigment

29%

Cadmium red

Pigment

21%

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Violet hue

380–450 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

18.6%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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