#8955B9 Color

#8955B9 is rgb(137, 85, 185) in RGB and hsl(271, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#8955B9

HEX#8955B9

RGBrgb(137, 85, 185)

HSLhsl(271, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(271, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.156 305.9)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 54%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8955B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8955B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8955B9 Complementary#85B955 Analogous#5655B9 Analogous#B955B8 Triadic#B98955 Triadic#55B989

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8955B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#986BC2 #AA84CD #B99AD6 #CAB3E0 #D9C9E9 #EBE2F3

Shades

#7744A7 #653A8D #532F74 #41255B #2F1B41 #1C1028

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