#8B8AE5 Color

#8B8AE5 is rgb(139, 138, 229) in RGB and hsl(241, 64%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B8AE5

HEX#8B8AE5

RGBrgb(139, 138, 229)

HSLhsl(241, 64%, 72%)

HSVhsv(241, 40%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.133 282.7)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 40%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B8AE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B8AE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B8AE5 Complementary#E4E58A Analogous#8AB6E5 Analogous#B98AE5 Triadic#E58B8A Triadic#8AE58B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B8AE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C9BE9 #A8A7EC #B9B8EF #C9C9F3 #DAD9F7 #E6E6F9

Shades

#6260DC #3D3AD4 #2A27B4 #201E8A #161560 #0E0D3B

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