#8A40D4 Color

#8A40D4 is rgb(138, 64, 212) in RGB and hsl(270, 63%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A40D4

HEX#8A40D4

RGBrgb(138, 64, 212)

HSLhsl(270, 63%, 54%)

HSVhsv(270, 70%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.216 302.6)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 70%, 0%, 17%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A40D4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A40D4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A40D4 Complementary#8AD440 Analogous#4040D4 Analogous#D440D4 Triadic#D48A40 Triadic#40D48A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A40D4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9959D9 #AB76E0 #BA8FE6 #C9A8EB #D9C1F1 #EBDEF7

Shades

#782CC3 #6626A6 #541F89 #401868 #2E114B #1C0A2E

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