#8E2EA8 Color

#8E2EA8 is rgb(142, 46, 168) in RGB and hsl(287, 57%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E2EA8

HEX#8E2EA8

RGBrgb(142, 46, 168)

HSLhsl(287, 57%, 42%)

HSVhsv(287, 73%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.195 318.1)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 73%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E2EA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E2EA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E2EA8 Complementary#49A82E Analogous#512EA8 Analogous#A82E86 Triadic#A88E2E Triadic#2EA88E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E2EA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A937C8 #B657D1 #C477DA #D297E2 #E0B7EB #EED7F4

Shades

#7D2994 #69227C #581D68 #431650 #33103C #1E0A24

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