#8A5172 Color

#8A5172 is rgb(138, 81, 114) in RGB and hsl(325, 26%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A5172

HEX#8A5172

RGBrgb(138, 81, 114)

HSLhsl(325, 26%, 43%)

HSVhsv(325, 41%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(51.1% 0.088 345)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 17%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A5172 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A5172 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A5172 Complementary#518A69 Analogous#85518A Analogous#8A5156 Triadic#728A51 Triadic#51728A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A5172, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A36287 #B27B9B #C195AE #CEABC0 #DDC5D3 #ECDFE7

Shades

#774662 #673C55 #543145 #432838 #301C28 #20131B

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