#8B21B5 Color

#8B21B5 is rgb(139, 33, 181) in RGB and hsl(283, 69%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B21B5

HEX#8B21B5

RGBrgb(139, 33, 181)

HSLhsl(283, 69%, 42%)

HSVhsv(283, 82%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.219 313.6)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 82%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B21B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B21B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B21B5 Complementary#4BB521 Analogous#4121B5 Analogous#B52195 Triadic#B58B21 Triadic#21B58B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B21B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A628D7 #B44ADE #C26CE4 #D18FEA #DFB1F1 #EDD4F7

Shades

#7B1D9F #671986 #561570 #421056 #320C41 #1E0727

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