#8B72B6 Color

#8B72B6 is rgb(139, 114, 182) in RGB and hsl(262, 32%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B72B6

HEX#8B72B6

RGBrgb(139, 114, 182)

HSLhsl(262, 32%, 58%)

HSVhsv(262, 37%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.104 300.2)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 37%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B72B6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B72B6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B72B6 Complementary#9DB672 Analogous#727BB6 Analogous#AD72B6 Triadic#B68B72 Triadic#72B68B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B72B6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B86C1 #A997C9 #BAABD4 #CABFDE #DBD3E8 #E9E4F1

Shades

#7557A8 #644B91 #523D76 #3F2F5B #2C2140 #1C1528

Use #8B72B6 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex