Close to Medium Slate Blue
#8259EA
#8259EA is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 34.9% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 257°, with 78% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8259EA.
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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4.60:1 AABlack text on this color
4.57:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.57:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8259EA as they’d see it.
#8259EA 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 #8259EA
What color is #8259EA?
#8259EA is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 34.9% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 257°, with 78% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #8259EA in RGB?
#8259EA is rgb(130, 89, 234): 130 red, 89 green, and 234 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8259EA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(44, 62, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8259EA?
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 #8259EA?
Its complement #5E8002 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.