#8B59C5 Color

#8B59C5 is rgb(139, 89, 197) in RGB and hsl(268, 48%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B59C5

HEX#8B59C5

RGBrgb(139, 89, 197)

HSLhsl(268, 48%, 56%)

HSVhsv(268, 55%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.165 302.9)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 55%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B59C5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B59C5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B59C5 Complementary#92C559 Analogous#595DC5 Analogous#C159C5 Triadic#C58B59 Triadic#59C58B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B59C5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B70CD #AB86D5 #BB9DDD #CAB4E4 #DACAEC #EAE1F4

Shades

#7941B9 #65369B #542D80 #402262 #2F1948 #1B0F2A

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