#8F42D7 Color

#8F42D7 is rgb(143, 66, 215) in RGB and hsl(271, 65%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#8F42D7

HEX#8F42D7

RGBrgb(143, 66, 215)

HSLhsl(271, 65%, 55%)

HSVhsv(271, 69%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.217 303.6)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 69%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8F42D7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8F42D7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8F42D7 Complementary#8AD742 Analogous#4442D7 Analogous#D742D4 Triadic#D78F42 Triadic#42D78F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8F42D7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E5BDC #AD74E2 #BC8DE7 #CDABED #DCC4F3 #EBDDF8

Shades

#7D2BCA #6824A8 #561D8B #44176D #311150 #1D0A2E

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