#8D42A9 Color

#8D42A9 is rgb(141, 66, 169) in RGB and hsl(284, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8D42A9

HEX#8D42A9

RGBrgb(141, 66, 169)

HSLhsl(284, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(284, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(52% 0.169 315.8)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 61%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8D42A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.03:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.48:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8D42A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8D42A9 Complementary#5DA942 Analogous#5A42A9 Analogous#A94291 Triadic#A98D42 Triadic#42A98D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8D42A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A052BC #B070C7 #BE89D1 #CEA7DD #DDC1E7 #EDDEF2

Shades

#7B3993 #69317D #562867 #441F51 #31173B #1F0E25

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