#8E37B3 Color

#8E37B3 is rgb(142, 55, 179) in RGB and hsl(282, 53%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E37B3

HEX#8E37B3

RGBrgb(142, 55, 179)

HSLhsl(282, 53%, 46%)

HSVhsv(282, 69%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.195 313.9)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 69%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E37B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E37B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E37B3 Complementary#5CB337 Analogous#5037B3 Analogous#B3379B Triadic#B38E37 Triadic#37B38E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E37B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A148C7 #B167D0 #BF82D9 #CFA1E2 #DDBDEB #EDDCF4

Shades

#7C309C #692985 #57226D #441A56 #31133E #1F0C27

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