#8A72B6 Color

#8A72B6 is rgb(138, 114, 182) in RGB and hsl(261, 32%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A72B6

HEX#8A72B6

RGBrgb(138, 114, 182)

HSLhsl(261, 32%, 58%)

HSVhsv(261, 37%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.104 299.5)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 37%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A72B6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A72B6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A72B6 Complementary#9EB672 Analogous#727CB6 Analogous#AC72B6 Triadic#B68A72 Triadic#72B68A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A72B6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A86C1 #A897C9 #B9ABD4 #CABFDE #DBD3E8 #E9E4F1

Shades

#7357A8 #634B91 #513D76 #3E2F5B #2C2140 #1C1528

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