#8979B9 Color

#8979B9 is rgb(137, 121, 185) in RGB and hsl(255, 31%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8979B9

HEX#8979B9

RGBrgb(137, 121, 185)

HSLhsl(255, 31%, 60%)

HSVhsv(255, 35%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.096 294.9)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8979B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8979B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8979B9 Complementary#A9B979 Analogous#7989B9 Analogous#A979B9 Triadic#B98979 Triadic#79B989

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8979B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#988AC1 #AA9ECC #B8AFD5 #CAC3DF #D9D4E8 #EAE8F3

Shades

#725FAB #5F4D93 #4E3F78 #3C315E #2B2343 #1A1528

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