#8A21BA Color

#8A21BA is rgb(138, 33, 186) in RGB and hsl(281, 70%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A21BA

HEX#8A21BA

RGBrgb(138, 33, 186)

HSLhsl(281, 70%, 43%)

HSVhsv(281, 82%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.223 311.8)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 82%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A21BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A21BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A21BA Complementary#52BA21 Analogous#3D21BA Analogous#BA219E Triadic#BA8A21 Triadic#21BA8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A21BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A22BDA #B14DE0 #C070E6 #CE8EEB #DDB1F1 #ECD4F7

Shades

#771CA0 #67188B #531471 #43105B #300B41 #20082B

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