#8960E1 Color

#8960E1 is rgb(137, 96, 225) in RGB and hsl(259, 68%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8960E1

HEX#8960E1

RGBrgb(137, 96, 225)

HSLhsl(259, 68%, 63%)

HSVhsv(259, 57%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.188 294.7)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 57%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8960E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8960E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8960E1 Complementary#B8E160 Analogous#6078E1 Analogous#C960E1 Triadic#E18960 Triadic#60E189

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8960E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9976E5 #A98BE9 #B9A1ED #C9B6F1 #D9CCF5 #E9E1F9

Shades

#703EDA #5826C5 #491FA3 #38187C #28115A #170A33

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