#8C4BAA Color

#8C4BAA is rgb(140, 75, 170) in RGB and hsl(281, 39%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8C4BAA

HEX#8C4BAA

RGBrgb(140, 75, 170)

HSLhsl(281, 39%, 48%)

HSVhsv(281, 56%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(53.2% 0.156 313.9)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 56%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C4BAA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C4BAA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C4BAA Complementary#69AA4B Analogous#5C4BAA Analogous#AA4B99 Triadic#AA8C4B Triadic#4BAA8C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C4BAA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D5FB9 #AC78C4 #BB91CF #CDADDB #DCC6E6 #EBDFF1

Shades

#7A4195 #66367C #552D67 #432452 #321A3C #1D1023

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