#8A178C Color

#8A178C is rgb(138, 23, 140) in RGB and hsl(299, 72%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkMagenta. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A178C

HEX#8A178C

RGBrgb(138, 23, 140)

HSLhsl(299, 72%, 32%)

HSVhsv(299, 84%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(45.5% 0.193 327.4)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 84%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A178C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A178C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A178C Complementary#198C17 Analogous#50178C Analogous#8C1754 Triadic#8C8A17 Triadic#178C8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A178C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B11DB4 #D928DC #E050E2 #E87BEA #EFA3F0 #F6CFF7

Shades

#79147B #681169 #560E58 #450B46 #340935 #230623

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