#8E55AA Color

#8E55AA is rgb(142, 85, 170) in RGB and hsl(280, 33%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E55AA

HEX#8E55AA

RGBrgb(142, 85, 170)

HSLhsl(280, 33%, 50%)

HSVhsv(280, 50%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.14 313.6)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 50%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E55AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E55AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E55AA Complementary#71AA55 Analogous#6355AA Analogous#AA559C Triadic#AA8E55 Triadic#55AA8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E55AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D6DB6 #AD85C1 #BD9DCD #CBB1D8 #DBC9E4 #EBE0F0

Shades

#7A4992 #693F7D #553366 #442951 #301D3A #1F1325

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