#8B1AAD Color

#8B1AAD is rgb(139, 26, 173) in RGB and hsl(286, 74%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B1AAD

HEX#8B1AAD

RGBrgb(139, 26, 173)

HSLhsl(286, 74%, 39%)

HSVhsv(286, 85%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(48.1% 0.217 316.3)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 85%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B1AAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B1AAD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B1AAD Complementary#3CAD1A Analogous#411AAD Analogous#AD1A86 Triadic#AD8B1A Triadic#1AAD8B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B1AAD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A71FD1 #BB3CE2 #C75FE7 #D587ED #E2ABF2 #F0D3F8

Shades

#791797 #671381 #55106A #440D54 #32093E #200628

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