#8979D8 Color

#8979D8 is rgb(137, 121, 216) in RGB and hsl(250, 55%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8979D8

HEX#8979D8

RGBrgb(137, 121, 216)

HSLhsl(250, 55%, 66%)

HSVhsv(250, 44%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.14 289.5)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 44%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8979D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.63:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8979D8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8979D8 Complementary#C8D879 Analogous#7998D8 Analogous#B879D8 Triadic#D88979 Triadic#79D889

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8979D8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A8CDE #A89CE2 #B9B0E8 #C7C0ED #D9D4F2 #E7E3F7

Shades

#6955CE #4E37BE #3F2D9A #32247B #241957 #150F33

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