#8A47A9 Color

#8A47A9 is rgb(138, 71, 169) in RGB and hsl(281, 41%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A47A9

HEX#8A47A9

RGBrgb(138, 71, 169)

HSLhsl(281, 41%, 47%)

HSVhsv(281, 58%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.16 313.8)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 58%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A47A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A47A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A47A9 Complementary#66A947 Analogous#5947A9 Analogous#A94797 Triadic#A98A47 Triadic#47A98A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A47A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B5ABA #AD76C6 #BC90D0 #CBA9DB #DAC2E5 #ECDFF1

Shades

#783E93 #67357E #552C68 #41214F #2F183A #1D0F24

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