#8E56E1 Color

#8E56E1 is rgb(142, 86, 225) in RGB and hsl(264, 70%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E56E1

HEX#8E56E1

RGBrgb(142, 86, 225)

HSLhsl(264, 70%, 61%)

HSVhsv(264, 62%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.203 298.5)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 62%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E56E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E56E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E56E1 Complementary#A9E156 Analogous#5664E1 Analogous#D356E1 Triadic#E18E56 Triadic#56E18E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E56E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C6CE5 #AE86EA #BC9BED #CBB1F1 #D9C7F5 #EBE1FA

Shades

#7633DB #6322C3 #511CA0 #3D1579 #2C0F57 #1A0934

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