#8B5EA1 Color

#8B5EA1 is rgb(139, 94, 161) in RGB and hsl(280, 26%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5EA1

HEX#8B5EA1

RGBrgb(139, 94, 161)

HSLhsl(280, 26%, 50%)

HSVhsv(280, 42%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.112 314)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 42%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5EA1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5EA1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5EA1 Complementary#74A15E Analogous#695EA1 Analogous#A15E96 Triadic#A18B5E Triadic#5EA18B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5EA1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B75AE #AB8BBB #BBA2C8 #C9B5D4 #DACCE1 #EAE2EE

Shades

#77518A #674677 #533960 #432D4D #2F2037 #1E1523

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