#8A47AE Color

#8A47AE is rgb(138, 71, 174) in RGB and hsl(279, 42%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A47AE

HEX#8A47AE

RGBrgb(138, 71, 174)

HSLhsl(279, 42%, 48%)

HSVhsv(279, 59%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.165 312.1)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 59%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A47AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A47AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A47AE Complementary#6BAE47 Analogous#5647AE Analogous#AE479E Triadic#AE8A47 Triadic#47AE8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A47AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B5CBC #AA75C7 #BA8FD1 #CCACDD #DBC5E7 #EBDEF2

Shades

#793E98 #64347F #532B69 #422253 #31193E #1D0F24

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