#8A79E6 Color

#8A79E6 is rgb(138, 121, 230) in RGB and hsl(249, 69%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A79E6

HEX#8A79E6

RGBrgb(138, 121, 230)

HSLhsl(249, 69%, 69%)

HSVhsv(249, 47%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.159 288.2)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 47%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A79E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A79E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A79E6 Complementary#D6E679 Analogous#79A0E6 Analogous#C079E6 Triadic#E68A79 Triadic#79E68A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A79E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#998BEA #A89CED #B7ADF0 #CAC3F4 #D9D4F7 #E8E5FA

Shades

#6853DF #4228D7 #3620B1 #2A198A #1E1263 #110A38

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