#8B15C6 Color

#8B15C6 is rgb(139, 21, 198) in RGB and hsl(280, 81%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkViolet. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B15C6

HEX#8B15C6

RGBrgb(139, 21, 198)

HSLhsl(280, 81%, 43%)

HSVhsv(280, 89%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(49.8% 0.241 309.4)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 89%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B15C6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B15C6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B15C6 Complementary#50C615 Analogous#3215C6 Analogous#C615A9 Triadic#C68B15 Triadic#15C68B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B15C6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A41DE7 #B342EB #C267EF #CF87F2 #DDACF6 #ECD1FA

Shades

#7812AB #681094 #540D78 #440A61 #310745 #20052E

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