#8972E4 Color

#8972E4 is rgb(137, 114, 228) in RGB and hsl(252, 68%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8972E4

HEX#8972E4

RGBrgb(137, 114, 228)

HSLhsl(252, 68%, 67%)

HSVhsv(252, 50%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.166 290)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8972E4 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 text5.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8972E4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8972E4 Complementary#CDE472 Analogous#7294E4 Analogous#C272E4 Triadic#E48972 Triadic#72E489

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8972E4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9783E7 #A998EB #B7A9EF #C9BFF3 #D8D0F6 #E9E5FA

Shades

#684BDD #4A28D2 #3C21AB #2F1985 #21125E #140B38

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