#8972E3 Color

#8972E3 is rgb(137, 114, 227) in RGB and hsl(252, 67%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8972E3

HEX#8972E3

RGBrgb(137, 114, 227)

HSLhsl(252, 67%, 67%)

HSVhsv(252, 50%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.165 290.2)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 50%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8972E3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8972E3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8972E3 Complementary#CDE372 Analogous#7294E3 Analogous#C172E3 Triadic#E38972 Triadic#72E389

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8972E3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9784E7 #A999EB #B7AAEE #C9BFF2 #D8D0F6 #EAE5FA

Shades

#694CDC #4B29D1 #3D22AA #2F1A84 #22135E #140B37

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