#8A27B4 Color

#8A27B4 is rgb(138, 39, 180) in RGB and hsl(282, 64%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A27B4

HEX#8A27B4

RGBrgb(138, 39, 180)

HSLhsl(282, 64%, 43%)

HSVhsv(282, 78%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.212 313.1)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 78%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A27B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A27B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A27B4 Complementary#52B427 Analogous#4427B4 Analogous#B42798 Triadic#B48A27 Triadic#27B48A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A27B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A232D2 #B154D9 #C075E1 #CE92E7 #DDB4EE #ECD5F6

Shades

#77229B #661D86 #53186D #431358 #300E3F #20092A

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