#8579B9 Color

#8579B9 is rgb(133, 121, 185) in RGB and hsl(251, 31%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8579B9

HEX#8579B9

RGBrgb(133, 121, 185)

HSLhsl(251, 31%, 60%)

HSVhsv(251, 35%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.096 291.9)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8579B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8579B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8579B9 Complementary#ADB979 Analogous#798DB9 Analogous#A579B9 Triadic#B98579 Triadic#79B985

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8579B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#948AC1 #A79ECC #B6AFD5 #C8C3DF #D7D4E8 #EAE8F3

Shades

#6D5FAB #5A4D93 #4A3F78 #39315E #292343 #191528

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