#8971BC Color

#8971BC is rgb(137, 113, 188) in RGB and hsl(259, 36%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8971BC

HEX#8971BC

RGBrgb(137, 113, 188)

HSLhsl(259, 36%, 59%)

HSVhsv(259, 40%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.114 297.6)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 40%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8971BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8971BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8971BC Complementary#A4BC71 Analogous#717FBC Analogous#AE71BC Triadic#BC8971 Triadic#71BC89

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8971BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A86C6 #A897CE #BAACD8 #C8BDE0 #D9D2EA #E8E3F2

Shades

#7255AF #5F4695 #4D3979 #3E2E61 #2C2145 #1B142A

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