#8959E3 Color

#8959E3 is rgb(137, 89, 227) in RGB and hsl(261, 71%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSlateBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8959E3

HEX#8959E3

RGBrgb(137, 89, 227)

HSLhsl(261, 71%, 62%)

HSVhsv(261, 61%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.2 295.6)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 61%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8959E3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8959E3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8959E3 Complementary#B3E359 Analogous#596EE3 Analogous#CE59E3 Triadic#E38959 Triadic#59E389

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8959E3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#996FE7 #A885EA #B89BEE #CAB5F2 #DACBF6 #E9E0FA

Shades

#7136DD #5A21C4 #4A1BA1 #3A157E #2A105C #180934

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