#8C27BE Color

#8C27BE is rgb(140, 39, 190) in RGB and hsl(280, 66%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8C27BE

HEX#8C27BE

RGBrgb(140, 39, 190)

HSLhsl(280, 66%, 45%)

HSVhsv(280, 79%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.222 311.1)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 79%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C27BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C27BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C27BE Complementary#5ABE27 Analogous#4027BE Analogous#BE27A5 Triadic#BE8C27 Triadic#27BE8C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C27BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A238D6 #AF56DC #BF78E3 #CD95E9 #DDB7F0 #EBD5F6

Shades

#7922A5 #671D8C #541772 #44135D #320E44 #1F092A

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