#8B5EB5 Color

#8B5EB5 is rgb(139, 94, 181) in RGB and hsl(271, 37%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5EB5

HEX#8B5EB5

RGBrgb(139, 94, 181)

HSLhsl(271, 37%, 54%)

HSVhsv(271, 48%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.137 306.4)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 48%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5EB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5EB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5EB5 Complementary#88B55E Analogous#605EB5 Analogous#B55EB4 Triadic#B58B5E Triadic#5EB58B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5EB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A73BF #AC8CCA #BBA1D4 #CAB6DD #D9CBE7 #EBE3F2

Shades

#794CA4 #67408C #553573 #412857 #2E1D3F #1C1226

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