#8B5AE5 Hex color

#8B5AE5

The hexadecimal color code #8B5AE5 corresponds to the code RGB( 139, 90, 229 ). It's a shade of Purple. This color is a combination of red (at 0,55 level), green (at 0,35 level) and blue (at 0,90 level). Its brightness is 62% and its saturation is 72%. It is composed of red at 30%, green at 19% and blue at 50%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

261
72
62
Shade of Purple
Hex Code #8B5AE5
RGB Code rgb( 139 , 90 , 229)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 54.5% , 35.3% , 89.8% )
HSLhsl( 261 , 72% , 62% )
Complementary
Color
#74A51A


Variations of #8B5AE5

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #8B5AE5 is the color #F3EEFC

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #0D0916.

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Other Shades of Purple

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #74A51A is the color exactly opposite to #8B5AE5 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

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Triadic palette



Uses of #8B5AE5 in CSS

When using #8B5AE5 as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #8B5AE5 as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#8B5AE5 as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #8B5AE5;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #8B5AE5;  }

Border

#8B5AE5 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #8B5AE5;  }

Shadow

#8B5AE5 shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #8B5AE5; }

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