#8B5EC9 Color

#8B5EC9 is rgb(139, 94, 201) in RGB and hsl(265, 50%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5EC9

HEX#8B5EC9

RGBrgb(139, 94, 201)

HSLhsl(265, 50%, 58%)

HSVhsv(265, 53%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.162 300.9)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 53%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5EC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5EC9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5EC9 Complementary#9DC95E Analogous#5E67C9 Analogous#C15EC9 Triadic#C98B5E Triadic#5EC98B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5EC9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C75D1 #A988D7 #BA9FDF #CBB6E7 #DBCDEE #E9E0F5

Shades

#7540BF #6537A4 #522D86 #3F2267 #2C1849 #1C0F2E

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