#8B6496 Color

#8B6496 is rgb(139, 100, 150) in RGB and hsl(287, 20%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B6496

HEX#8B6496

RGBrgb(139, 100, 150)

HSLhsl(287, 20%, 49%)

HSVhsv(287, 33%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.088 318.7)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 33%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B6496 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B6496 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B6496 Complementary#6F9664 Analogous#726496 Analogous#966488 Triadic#968B64 Triadic#64968B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B6496, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C78A5 #AB8EB4 #BBA3C2 #CBB9D0 #DBCEDE #EBE3ED

Shades

#7A5884 #66496E #553D5C #412F46 #302334 #1C141F

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