#8E55B9 Color

#8E55B9 is rgb(142, 85, 185) in RGB and hsl(274, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E55B9

HEX#8E55B9

RGBrgb(142, 85, 185)

HSLhsl(274, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(274, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(55.8% 0.157 308.5)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 54%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E55B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E55B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E55B9 Complementary#80B955 Analogous#5C55B9 Analogous#B955B3 Triadic#B98E55 Triadic#55B98E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E55B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C6BC2 #AD84CD #BC9AD6 #CCB3E0 #DBC9E9 #ECE2F3

Shades

#7C44A7 #693A8D #562F74 #43255B #301B41 #1E1028

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