#8C5AE2 Color

#8C5AE2 is rgb(140, 90, 226) in RGB and hsl(262, 70%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C5AE2

HEX#8C5AE2

RGBrgb(140, 90, 226)

HSLhsl(262, 70%, 62%)

HSVhsv(262, 60%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(59% 0.198 296.8)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 60%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C5AE2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C5AE2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C5AE2 Complementary#B0E25A Analogous#5A6CE2 Analogous#D05AE2 Triadic#E28C5A Triadic#5AE28C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C5AE2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B70E6 #AA86EA #B99BED #CCB5F2 #DBCBF6 #EAE1FA

Shades

#7438DC #5D22C3 #4D1CA0 #3C167E #2C105B #190934

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