#8B6D9C Color

#8B6D9C is rgb(139, 109, 156) in RGB and hsl(278, 19%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B6D9C

HEX#8B6D9C

RGBrgb(139, 109, 156)

HSLhsl(278, 19%, 52%)

HSVhsv(278, 30%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.078 313)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 30%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B6D9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B6D9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B6D9C Complementary#7E9C6D Analogous#746D9C Analogous#9C6D96 Triadic#9C8B6D Triadic#6D9C8B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B6D9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C83AA #AA95B7 #BBAAC5 #CABCD2 #DBD1E0 #E9E4EC

Shades

#795D89 #664E73 #53405E #43344C #302537 #1D1721

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