#8B5ED9 Color

#8B5ED9 is rgb(139, 94, 217) in RGB and hsl(262, 62%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B5ED9

HEX#8B5ED9

RGBrgb(139, 94, 217)

HSLhsl(262, 62%, 61%)

HSVhsv(262, 57%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.181 297.4)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 57%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5ED9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5ED9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5ED9 Complementary#ACD95E Analogous#5E6ED9 Analogous#C95ED9 Triadic#D98B5E Triadic#5ED98B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5ED9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A73DE #AC8BE4 #BBA0E9 #CAB5EE #D8C9F2 #EAE2F8

Shades

#733DD1 #602CBA #4F2499 #3C1B74 #2B1353 #1A0C32

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