#8B37B9 Color

#8B37B9 is rgb(139, 55, 185) in RGB and hsl(279, 54%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B37B9

HEX#8B37B9

RGBrgb(139, 55, 185)

HSLhsl(279, 54%, 47%)

HSVhsv(279, 70%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.199 310.9)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 70%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B37B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B37B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B37B9 Complementary#64B937 Analogous#4B37B9 Analogous#B937A5 Triadic#B98B37 Triadic#37B98B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B37B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D4AC9 #AE6AD2 #BD85DB #CCA1E3 #DBBCEB #ECDCF4

Shades

#7930A1 #682989 #562272 #411A56 #2F133F #1E0C27

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