#8E40A5 Color

#8E40A5 is rgb(142, 64, 165) in RGB and hsl(286, 44%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E40A5

HEX#8E40A5

RGBrgb(142, 64, 165)

HSLhsl(286, 44%, 45%)

HSVhsv(286, 61%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.168 317.9)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 61%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E40A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E40A5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E40A5 Complementary#58A540 Analogous#5B40A5 Analogous#A5408A Triadic#A58E40 Triadic#40A58E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E40A5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A352BC #B16CC6 #C189D1 #CEA3DB #DEC1E7 #EBDAF1

Shades

#7B388F #682F79 #552763 #451F51 #32173B #1F0E25

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