#8C5EA1 Color

#8C5EA1 is rgb(140, 94, 161) in RGB and hsl(281, 26%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8C5EA1

HEX#8C5EA1

RGBrgb(140, 94, 161)

HSLhsl(281, 26%, 50%)

HSVhsv(281, 42%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.113 314.6)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 42%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C5EA1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C5EA1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C5EA1 Complementary#73A15E Analogous#6B5EA1 Analogous#A15E94 Triadic#A18C5E Triadic#5EA18C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C5EA1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C75AE #AC8BBB #BCA2C8 #CAB5D4 #DACCE1 #EAE2EE

Shades

#78518A #674677 #543960 #432D4D #2F2037 #1F1523

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