#8A59B1 Color

#8A59B1 is rgb(138, 89, 177) in RGB and hsl(273, 36%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A59B1

HEX#8A59B1

RGBrgb(138, 89, 177)

HSLhsl(273, 36%, 52%)

HSVhsv(273, 50%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.14 308.2)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 50%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A59B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A59B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A59B1 Complementary#80B159 Analogous#5D59B1 Analogous#B159AC Triadic#B18959 Triadic#59B189

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A59B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A71BC #A986C6 #BA9ED1 #C9B3DB #DACBE7 #E9E0F0

Shades

#77499C #643E84 #52336C #422957 #301D3E #1D1226

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