#8B79CD Color

#8B79CD is rgb(139, 121, 205) in RGB and hsl(253, 46%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B79CD

HEX#8B79CD

RGBrgb(139, 121, 205)

HSLhsl(253, 46%, 64%)

HSVhsv(253, 41%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.125 292.3)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 41%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B79CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B79CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B79CD Complementary#BBCD79 Analogous#7991CD Analogous#B579CD Triadic#CD8B79 Triadic#79CD8B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B79CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B8CD4 #AB9EDB #BBB1E2 #C8C0E8 #D8D2EE #E8E5F5

Shades

#6E57C1 #5941AF #48348D #392970 #281D4E #191230

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