#8B79B9 Color

#8B79B9 is rgb(139, 121, 185) in RGB and hsl(257, 31%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B79B9

HEX#8B79B9

RGBrgb(139, 121, 185)

HSLhsl(257, 31%, 60%)

HSVhsv(257, 35%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.097 296.4)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 35%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B79B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B79B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B79B9 Complementary#A7B979 Analogous#7987B9 Analogous#AB79B9 Triadic#B98B79 Triadic#79B98B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B79B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A8AC1 #AB9ECC #BAAFD5 #CBC3DF #D9D4E8 #EBE8F3

Shades

#745FAB #614D93 #4F3F78 #3E315E #2C2343 #1A1528

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