#8E5EA1 Color

#8E5EA1 is rgb(142, 94, 161) in RGB and hsl(283, 26%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E5EA1

HEX#8E5EA1

RGBrgb(142, 94, 161)

HSLhsl(283, 26%, 50%)

HSVhsv(283, 42%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(55.9% 0.114 315.9)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 42%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E5EA1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E5EA1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E5EA1 Complementary#71A15E Analogous#6D5EA1 Analogous#A15E92 Triadic#A18E5E Triadic#5EA18E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E5EA1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E75AE #AE8BBB #BDA2C8 #CBB5D4 #DBCCE1 #EBE2EE

Shades

#7A518A #694677 #553960 #442D4D #302037 #1F1523

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