#8A51A9 Color

#8A51A9 is rgb(138, 81, 169) in RGB and hsl(279, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A51A9

HEX#8A51A9

RGBrgb(138, 81, 169)

HSLhsl(279, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(279, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.144 312.4)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 52%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A51A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A51A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A51A9 Complementary#70A951 Analogous#5E51A9 Analogous#A9519C Triadic#A98A51 Triadic#51A98A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A51A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B68B6 #AB80C2 #BB98CD #CBB0D9 #DAC8E4 #EAE0F0

Shades

#794794 #653C7C #553267 #41264F #301C3B #1C1122

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