#8979D2 Color

#8979D2 is rgb(137, 121, 210) in RGB and hsl(251, 50%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8979D2

HEX#8979D2

RGBrgb(137, 121, 210)

HSLhsl(251, 50%, 65%)

HSVhsv(251, 42%, 82%)

OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.132 290.4)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 42%, 0%, 18%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8979D2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8979D2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8979D2 Complementary#C2D279 Analogous#7995D2 Analogous#B679D2 Triadic#D28979 Triadic#79D289

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8979D2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A8CD9 #A89CDE #B8AFE4 #C9C2EB #DAD5F1 #E7E4F6

Shades

#6B57C7 #543DB8 #443295 #342673 #251B50 #171132

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