#8B8BE9 Color

#8B8BE9 is rgb(139, 139, 233) in RGB and hsl(240, 68%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B8BE9

HEX#8B8BE9

RGBrgb(139, 139, 233)

HSLhsl(240, 68%, 73%)

HSVhsv(240, 40%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.137 282.1)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 40%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B8BE9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B8BE9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B8BE9 Complementary#E9E98B Analogous#8BBAE9 Analogous#BA8BE9 Triadic#E98B8B Triadic#8BE98B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B8BE9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C9CEC #A9A9EF #BABAF2 #C7C7F4 #D8D8F8 #E5E5FA

Shades

#6060E1 #3636D9 #2323B8 #1C1C92 #141467 #0B0B3C

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