#8A50B4 Color

#8A50B4 is rgb(138, 80, 180) in RGB and hsl(275, 40%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A50B4

HEX#8A50B4

RGBrgb(138, 80, 180)

HSLhsl(275, 40%, 51%)

HSVhsv(275, 56%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.158 308.8)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 56%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A50B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A50B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A50B4 Complementary#7AB450 Analogous#5850B4 Analogous#B450AC Triadic#B48A50 Triadic#50B48A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A50B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B69BF #A97EC8 #BA97D3 #CBB0DD #DBC9E8 #EADFF1

Shades

#78439D #673A88 #542F6F #412556 #2E1A3D #1E1127

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