#8F42C2 Color

#8F42C2 is rgb(143, 66, 194) in RGB and hsl(276, 51%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8F42C2

HEX#8F42C2

RGBrgb(143, 66, 194)

HSLhsl(276, 51%, 51%)

HSVhsv(276, 66%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.196 308.9)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 66%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8F42C2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8F42C2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8F42C2 Complementary#75C242 Analogous#4F42C2 Analogous#C242B5 Triadic#C28F42 Triadic#42C28F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8F42C2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9F5DCB #AD74D2 #BD8FDB #CDAAE4 #DDC5EC #EADCF4

Shades

#7C37A9 #6B2F92 #572777 #431E5C #301541 #1F0E2A

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