#8E51C8 Color

#8E51C8 is rgb(142, 81, 200) in RGB and hsl(271, 52%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E51C8

HEX#8E51C8

RGBrgb(142, 81, 200)

HSLhsl(271, 52%, 55%)

HSVhsv(271, 60%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.181 304.9)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 60%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E51C8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E51C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E51C8 Complementary#8AC851 Analogous#5351C8 Analogous#C851C6 Triadic#C88E51 Triadic#51C88E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E51C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D68CF #AC7FD7 #BB96DE #CDB1E7 #DCC9EE #EBE0F5

Shades

#7D3BBA #68319B #562880 #432065 #31174A #1D0D2B

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