#8B78A1 Color

#8B78A1 is rgb(139, 120, 161) in RGB and hsl(268, 18%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B78A1

HEX#8B78A1

RGBrgb(139, 120, 161)

HSLhsl(268, 18%, 55%)

HSVhsv(268, 25%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.065 305.7)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B78A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B78A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B78A1 Complementary#8EA178 Analogous#7879A1 Analogous#A078A1 Triadic#A18B78 Triadic#78A18B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B78A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A8AAD #AA9CBA #B9AEC7 #CBC3D5 #DBD5E2 #EAE7EE

Shades

#796490 #655478 #534563 #42364E #302839 #1C1721

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