#8E55B4 Color

#8E55B4 is rgb(142, 85, 180) in RGB and hsl(276, 39%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E55B4

HEX#8E55B4

RGBrgb(142, 85, 180)

HSLhsl(276, 39%, 52%)

HSVhsv(276, 53%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.151 310.1)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 53%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E55B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E55B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E55B4 Complementary#7BB455 Analogous#5E55B4 Analogous#B455AB Triadic#B48E55 Triadic#55B48E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E55B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9F6EBF #AD83C9 #BD9CD3 #CBB1DD #DCCAE8 #EADFF1

Shades

#7C46A0 #683B87 #55306E #452759 #311C40 #1E1127

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