#8A29AE Color

#8A29AE is rgb(138, 41, 174) in RGB and hsl(284, 62%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A29AE

HEX#8A29AE

RGBrgb(138, 41, 174)

HSLhsl(284, 62%, 42%)

HSVhsv(284, 76%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(49.1% 0.205 314.8)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 76%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A29AE 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 #8A29AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A29AE Complementary#4CAE29 Analogous#4829AE Analogous#AE298F Triadic#AE8A29 Triadic#29AE8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A29AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A430CF #B351D6 #C173DE #D094E6 #DEB5EE #EDD6F5

Shades

#7A2499 #661E80 #55196B #421353 #310F3E #1E0925

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