#8B5E97 Color

#8B5E97 is rgb(139, 94, 151) in RGB and hsl(287, 23%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5E97

HEX#8B5E97

RGBrgb(139, 94, 151)

HSLhsl(287, 23%, 48%)

HSVhsv(287, 38%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.1 319)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 38%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5E97 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5E97 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5E97 Complementary#6A975E Analogous#6E5E97 Analogous#975E87 Triadic#978A5E Triadic#5E978A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5E97, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B72A7 #AB88B4 #BA9EC2 #CCB7D2 #DCCDE0 #EBE3ED

Shades

#795284 #65456E #54395B #422D48 #312135 #1D141F

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