#8B89BE Color

#8B89BE is rgb(139, 137, 190) in RGB and hsl(242, 29%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B89BE

HEX#8B89BE

RGBrgb(139, 137, 190)

HSLhsl(242, 29%, 64%)

HSVhsv(242, 28%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.078 285.7)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 28%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B89BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B89BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B89BE Complementary#BCBE89 Analogous#89A1BE Analogous#A589BE Triadic#BE8A89 Triadic#89BE8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B89BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B99C7 #ABA9D0 #BBBAD9 #C8C7E0 #D8D8E9 #E8E8F2

Shades

#6D6BAE #57559B #47457D #383663 #272645 #18182B

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