#8E51BD Color

#8E51BD is rgb(142, 81, 189) in RGB and hsl(274, 45%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E51BD

HEX#8E51BD

RGBrgb(142, 81, 189)

HSLhsl(274, 45%, 53%)

HSVhsv(274, 57%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(55.4% 0.168 307.9)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 57%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E51BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E51BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E51BD Complementary#80BD51 Analogous#5851BD Analogous#BD51B6 Triadic#BD8E51 Triadic#51BD8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E51BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D67C5 #AE81CF #BC97D8 #CDB1E2 #DBC8EA #ECE1F4

Shades

#7C41AA #693790 #562D76 #44235C #311943 #1E0F29

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