#8A79A0 Color

#8A79A0 is rgb(138, 121, 160) in RGB and hsl(266, 17%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A79A0

HEX#8A79A0

RGBrgb(138, 121, 160)

HSLhsl(266, 17%, 55%)

HSVhsv(266, 24%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.061 304.5)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 24%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A79A0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A79A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A79A0 Complementary#8FA079 Analogous#797BA0 Analogous#9D79A0 Triadic#A08A79 Triadic#79A08A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A79A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#998BAC #A99DB9 #B9AEC6 #CBC3D5 #DAD5E1 #EAE7EE

Shades

#78668F #645577 #524662 #41374E #2F2839 #1B1721

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