#8928EA

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #8928EA

When working with digital screens, the color #8928EA is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Blueviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 137, 40, and 234.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 41% C, 83% M, 0% Y, and 8% K. With a hue angle of 270.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8928EA
RGB137, 40, 234
HSL270.0°, 82.2%, 53.7%
CMYK41%, 83%, 0%, 8%
HSV270.0°, 82.9%, 91.8%
LAB42.4, 72.4, -78.9
XYZ25.9, 12.8, 78.9
Decimal8988906

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.91:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.56:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.65:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.02:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8928EA; }
.text-color { color: #8928EA; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8928EA; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
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