#8B5EA6 Color

#8B5EA6 is rgb(139, 94, 166) in RGB and hsl(278, 29%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5EA6

HEX#8B5EA6

RGBrgb(139, 94, 166)

HSLhsl(278, 29%, 51%)

HSVhsv(278, 43%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(55.9% 0.118 311.8)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 43%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5EA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5EA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5EA6 Complementary#78A65E Analogous#675EA6 Analogous#A65E9D Triadic#A68C5E Triadic#5EA68C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5EA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C75B3 #AA89BE #BBA0CA #CBB7D7 #DCCEE4 #EAE1EF

Shades

#795091 #68457D #553866 #422B4F #2F1F38 #1E1424

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