#8B55E2 Color

#8B55E2 is rgb(139, 85, 226) in RGB and hsl(263, 71%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B55E2

HEX#8B55E2

RGBrgb(139, 85, 226)

HSLhsl(263, 71%, 61%)

HSVhsv(263, 62%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.205 297.2)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 62%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B55E2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B55E2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B55E2 Complementary#ACE255 Analogous#5565E2 Analogous#D255E2 Triadic#E28B55 Triadic#55E28B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B55E2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A6BE6 #AC85EA #BB9BEE #C9B1F2 #D8C6F5 #EAE0FA

Shades

#7332DC #6021C4 #4F1BA1 #3C157A #2B0F57 #1A0934

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