#8B5BB9 Color

#8B5BB9 is rgb(139, 91, 185) in RGB and hsl(271, 40%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5BB9

HEX#8B5BB9

RGBrgb(139, 91, 185)

HSLhsl(271, 40%, 54%)

HSVhsv(271, 51%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.147 305.8)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 51%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5BB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5BB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5BB9 Complementary#88B95B Analogous#5C5BB9 Analogous#B95BB7 Triadic#B98B5B Triadic#5BB98B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5BB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A70C2 #AC89CD #BB9FD6 #CAB4DF #D9C9E8 #EBE2F3

Shades

#7948A8 #673D8F #553276 #412659 #2F1C40 #1C1127

Use #8B5BB9 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex