#8A65E6 Color

#8A65E6 is rgb(138, 101, 230) in RGB and hsl(257, 72%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSlateBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A65E6

HEX#8A65E6

RGBrgb(138, 101, 230)

HSLhsl(257, 72%, 65%)

HSVhsv(257, 56%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.187 293.2)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 56%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A65E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A65E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A65E6 Complementary#C2E665 Analogous#6581E6 Analogous#CA65E6 Triadic#E68A65 Triadic#65E68A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A65E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B7BEA #A88DEC #B9A3F0 #C9B9F4 #DACFF7 #E8E0FA

Shades

#6C3EE0 #5422D3 #441CAB #351584 #250F5C #170939

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