#8B8BE5 Color

#8B8BE5 is rgb(139, 139, 229) in RGB and hsl(240, 63%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B8BE5

HEX#8B8BE5

RGBrgb(139, 139, 229)

HSLhsl(240, 63%, 72%)

HSVhsv(240, 39%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.132 282.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B8BE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B8BE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B8BE5 Complementary#E5E58B Analogous#8BB8E5 Analogous#B88BE5 Triadic#E58B8B Triadic#8BE58B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B8BE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B9BE8 #A8A8EB #B8B8EF #C9C9F3 #DADAF7 #E6E6F9

Shades

#6161DB #3C3CD3 #2929B3 #1F1F89 #161660 #0D0D3A

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