#8A72A1 Color

#8A72A1 is rgb(138, 114, 161) in RGB and hsl(271, 20%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A72A1

HEX#8A72A1

RGBrgb(138, 114, 161)

HSLhsl(271, 20%, 54%)

HSVhsv(271, 29%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.075 307.5)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 29%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A72A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A72A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A72A1 Complementary#89A172 Analogous#7372A1 Analogous#A172A0 Triadic#A18A72 Triadic#72A18A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A72A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A85AD #AB9ABC #BBACC8 #CABFD4 #D9D1E0 #EBE7EF

Shades

#796090 #67527A #554365 #40334D #2E2537 #1C1622

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