#8B79D2 Color

#8B79D2 is rgb(139, 121, 210) in RGB and hsl(252, 50%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B79D2

HEX#8B79D2

RGBrgb(139, 121, 210)

HSLhsl(252, 50%, 65%)

HSVhsv(252, 42%, 82%)

OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.132 291.5)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 42%, 0%, 18%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B79D2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B79D2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B79D2 Complementary#C1D279 Analogous#7994D2 Analogous#B879D2 Triadic#D28B79 Triadic#79D28B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B79D2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C8CD9 #A99CDE #B9AFE4 #CAC2EB #DBD5F1 #E8E4F6

Shades

#6D57C7 #563DB8 #463295 #362673 #251B50 #171132

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