#8A47BD Color

#8A47BD is rgb(138, 71, 189) in RGB and hsl(274, 47%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A47BD

HEX#8A47BD

RGBrgb(138, 71, 189)

HSLhsl(274, 47%, 51%)

HSVhsv(274, 62%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.182 307.5)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 62%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A47BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A47BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A47BD Complementary#7ABD47 Analogous#4F47BD Analogous#BD47B5 Triadic#BD8A47 Triadic#47BD8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A47BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B62C6 #A978CE #BA92D8 #CAADE1 #DBC7EB #E9DDF3

Shades

#773BA5 #67338E #542A74 #41205A #2E1740 #1E0F29

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