#8A42AE Color

#8A42AE is rgb(138, 66, 174) in RGB and hsl(280, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A42AE

HEX#8A42AE

RGBrgb(138, 66, 174)

HSLhsl(280, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(280, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.173 312.7)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 62%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A42AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A42AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A42AE Complementary#66AE42 Analogous#5442AE Analogous#AE429C Triadic#AE8A42 Triadic#42AE8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A42AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B55BE #AD72CA #BC8CD4 #CBA6DD #DAC0E7 #EBDEF2

Shades

#783A98 #673181 #55296B #411F51 #2F163B #1D0E25

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