Close to Dark Orchid
#8B09BE
#8B09BE is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 54.5% red, 3.5% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 283°, with 91% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8B09BE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.88:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.29:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.88:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8B09BE as they’d see it.
#8B09BE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8B09BE
What color is #8B09BE?
#8B09BE is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 54.5% red, 3.5% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 283°, with 91% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #8B09BE in RGB?
#8B09BE is rgb(139, 9, 190): 139 red, 9 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8B09BE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(27, 95, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8B09BE?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8B09BE?
Its complement #1C6403 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.