#8978B5 Color

#8978B5 is rgb(137, 120, 181) in RGB and hsl(257, 29%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8978B5

HEX#8978B5

RGBrgb(137, 120, 181)

HSLhsl(257, 29%, 59%)

HSVhsv(257, 34%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.092 296.4)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8978B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8978B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8978B5 Complementary#A4B578 Analogous#7885B5 Analogous#A878B5 Triadic#B58978 Triadic#78B589

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8978B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B8CC0 #A99CC9 #BAB0D4 #C8C0DD #DAD4E7 #E8E5F1

Shades

#725EA6 #604E8D #4E3F73 #3E335C #2D2442 #1B1627

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