#8B88DD Color

#8B88DD is rgb(139, 136, 221) in RGB and hsl(242, 56%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B88DD

HEX#8B88DD

RGBrgb(139, 136, 221)

HSLhsl(242, 56%, 70%)

HSVhsv(242, 38%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.125 284.1)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 38%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B88DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B88DD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B88DD Complementary#DADD88 Analogous#88B0DD Analogous#B588DD Triadic#DD8B88 Triadic#88DD8B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B88DD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A98E2 #AAA7E6 #B9B7EB #C9C7EF #D8D7F4 #E8E7F8

Shades

#6864D3 #413CC8 #332FA7 #27247F #1C1A5B #100F34

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