#8E51A9 Color

#8E51A9 is rgb(142, 81, 169) in RGB and hsl(282, 35%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E51A9

HEX#8E51A9

RGBrgb(142, 81, 169)

HSLhsl(282, 35%, 49%)

HSVhsv(282, 52%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.145 314.5)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 52%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E51A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E51A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E51A9 Complementary#6BA951 Analogous#6351A9 Analogous#A95197 Triadic#A98E51 Triadic#51A98E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E51A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9F68B6 #AE80C2 #BD98CD #CDB0D9 #DCC8E4 #EBE0F0

Shades

#7D4794 #693C7C #573267 #43264F #311C3B #1D1122

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