#8E21A1 Color

#8E21A1 is rgb(142, 33, 161) in RGB and hsl(291, 66%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkMagenta. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E21A1

HEX#8E21A1

RGBrgb(142, 33, 161)

HSLhsl(291, 66%, 38%)

HSVhsv(291, 80%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(48.2% 0.203 321.1)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 80%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E21A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E21A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E21A1 Complementary#34A121 Analogous#4E21A1 Analogous#A12174 Triadic#A18E21 Triadic#21A18E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E21A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AF29C7 #C141D8 #CE67E0 #D988E7 #E5AFEF #F0D0F5

Shades

#7B1D8C #681877 #561461 #471050 #340C3B #220826

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