#8B78A5 Color

#8B78A5 is rgb(139, 120, 165) in RGB and hsl(265, 20%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B78A5

HEX#8B78A5

RGBrgb(139, 120, 165)

HSLhsl(265, 20%, 56%)

HSVhsv(265, 27%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.07 303.7)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 27%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B78A5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B78A5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B78A5 Complementary#93A578 Analogous#787CA5 Analogous#A278A5 Triadic#A58B78 Triadic#78A58B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B78A5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B8BB1 #AB9DBE #BAAFCA #CAC2D6 #DAD4E2 #EAE7EF

Shades

#796496 #65547D #544568 #403550 #2F273A #1B1622

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