#8A50AA Color

#8A50AA is rgb(138, 80, 170) in RGB and hsl(279, 36%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A50AA

HEX#8A50AA

RGBrgb(138, 80, 170)

HSLhsl(279, 36%, 49%)

HSVhsv(279, 53%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.147 312.2)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 53%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A50AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A50AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A50AA Complementary#6FAA50 Analogous#5D50AA Analogous#AA509C Triadic#AA8A50 Triadic#50AA8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A50AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B66B7 #AB7FC3 #BB97CE #CBAFD9 #DBC8E5 #EBE0F0

Shades

#794695 #663B7D #553168 #412650 #301C3B #1C1023

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