#8B88E2 Color

#8B88E2 is rgb(139, 136, 226) in RGB and hsl(242, 61%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B88E2

HEX#8B88E2

RGBrgb(139, 136, 226)

HSLhsl(242, 61%, 71%)

HSVhsv(242, 40%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.132 283.8)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 40%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B88E2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B88E2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B88E2 Complementary#DFE288 Analogous#88B2E2 Analogous#B888E2 Triadic#E28B88 Triadic#88E28B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B88E2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B98E6 #ABA9EA #BBB9EE #C7C6F1 #D7D6F5 #E7E6F9

Shades

#635FD8 #3F3ACF #2E2AAC #242187 #19175E #0F0E39

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