#8A79D8 Color

#8A79D8 is rgb(138, 121, 216) in RGB and hsl(251, 55%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A79D8

HEX#8A79D8

RGBrgb(138, 121, 216)

HSLhsl(251, 55%, 66%)

HSVhsv(251, 44%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.14 290)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 44%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A79D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A79D8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A79D8 Complementary#C7D879 Analogous#7997D8 Analogous#BA79D8 Triadic#D88A79 Triadic#79D88A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A79D8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B8CDE #A99CE2 #BAB0E8 #C8C0ED #D9D4F2 #E7E3F7

Shades

#6B55CE #5037BE #412D9A #34247B #251957 #160F33

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