What color is #8E44AD?

#8E44AD is a medium, moderately saturated violet — rgb(142, 68, 173). Its nearest CSS named color is darkorchid.

How do I make tints and shades of #8E44AD?

Mix #8E44AD with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #8E44AD is #a569bd and a 20% shade is #72368a; the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page.

What text color is readable on #8E44AD?

White text gives the strongest contrast on a #8E44AD background at 5.87:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text but not AAA.

#8E44AD — Tints, Shades & Color Values

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#8E44AD

#8E44AD is a medium, moderately saturated violet. Its nearest CSS named color is darkorchid (#9932cc). For readable text on a #8E44AD background, white text gives the strongest contrast (5.87:1). #8E44AD sits in the middle of the lightness range, so it can serve as a primary brand or accent color — use its tints for backgrounds and its shades for text and pressed states.

Want to fine-tune this color interactively? Open #8E44AD in the tint & shade generator to explore the full lightness, hue, and chroma scales and copy any step.

Color Values

Hex	`#8E44AD`
RGB	`rgb(142, 68, 173)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 44%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`282°, 61%, 68%`
Nearest named	`darkorchid` (`#9932cc`)

Need these in another format? Use our hex to RGB converter for quick two-way conversion.

Tints of #8E44AD (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

10% tint #9957b5
20% tint #a569bd
30% tint #b07cc6
40% tint #bb8fce
50% tint #c7a2d6
60% tint #d2b4de
70% tint #ddc7e6
80% tint #e8daef
90% tint #f4ecf7

Shades of #8E44AD (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

10% shade #803d9c
20% shade #72368a
30% shade #633079
40% shade #552968
50% shade #472257
60% shade #391b45
70% shade #2b1434
80% shade #1c0e23
90% shade #0e0711

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #8E44AD background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

Text color	White text 5.87:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Fail
	Black text 3.58:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Pass · AAA: Fail

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #8E44AD from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More violet colors in the library: #7E22CE (purple-700), #6D28D9 (violet-700), #5B21B6 (violet-800), #9B59B6, #6B21A8 (purple-800), #9333EA (purple-600).

Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8E44AD?

#8E44AD is a medium, moderately saturated violet — rgb(142, 68, 173). Its nearest CSS named color is darkorchid.
How do I make tints and shades of #8E44AD?

Mix #8E44AD with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #8E44AD is #a569bd and a 20% shade is #72368a — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #8E44AD in the generator for finer steps.
What text color is readable on #8E44AD?

White text gives the strongest contrast on a #8E44AD background at 5.87:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text but not AAA.

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