#8B4172 Color

#8B4172 is rgb(139, 65, 114) in RGB and hsl(320, 36%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B4172

HEX#8B4172

RGBrgb(139, 65, 114)

HSLhsl(320, 36%, 40%)

HSVhsv(320, 53%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(48.7% 0.118 342)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 18%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B4172 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B4172 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B4172 Complementary#418B5A Analogous#7E418B Analogous#8B414E Triadic#728B41 Triadic#41728B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B4172, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A64E89 #B96A9F #C686B0 #D3A1C2 #E0BDD4 #EFDCE9

Shades

#793964 #683156 #572947 #421F36 #311728 #1F0F1A

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