#8C17B0 Color

#8C17B0 is rgb(140, 23, 176) in RGB and hsl(286, 77%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8C17B0

HEX#8C17B0

RGBrgb(140, 23, 176)

HSLhsl(286, 77%, 39%)

HSVhsv(286, 87%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.222 315.9)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 87%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C17B0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C17B0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C17B0 Complementary#3BB017 Analogous#4017B0 Analogous#B01787 Triadic#B08C17 Triadic#17B08C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C17B0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A91CD4 #BD38E5 #C95DEA #D685EF #E2A9F4 #F0D2F9

Shades

#7A1499 #681183 #560E6C #440B56 #32083F #200529

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