#8D51B3 Color

#8D51B3 is rgb(141, 81, 179) in RGB and hsl(277, 39%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8D51B3

HEX#8D51B3

RGBrgb(141, 81, 179)

HSLhsl(277, 39%, 51%)

HSVhsv(277, 55%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(54.7% 0.156 310.5)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 55%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8D51B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8D51B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8D51B3 Complementary#77B351 Analogous#5D51B3 Analogous#B351A7 Triadic#B38D51 Triadic#51B38D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8D51B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E6ABE #AC7FC7 #BC98D2 #CCB1DD #DCCAE8 #EADFF1

Shades

#7A449C #6A3B87 #56306E #432555 #2F1A3C #1F1127

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