#8B89BD Color

#8B89BD is rgb(139, 137, 189) in RGB and hsl(242, 28%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B89BD

HEX#8B89BD

RGBrgb(139, 137, 189)

HSLhsl(242, 28%, 64%)

HSVhsv(242, 28%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.077 285.8)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 28%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B89BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B89BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B89BD Complementary#BBBD89 Analogous#89A1BD Analogous#A589BD Triadic#BD8B89 Triadic#89BD8B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B89BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B9AC6 #ABAACF #BBBAD8 #C8C8E0 #D8D8E9 #E8E8F2

Shades

#6E6CAC #595699 #48467C #393762 #282745 #18182A

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