#8B8BEA Color

#8B8BEA is rgb(139, 139, 234) in RGB and hsl(240, 69%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B8BEA

HEX#8B8BEA

RGBrgb(139, 139, 234)

HSLhsl(240, 69%, 73%)

HSVhsv(240, 41%, 92%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.138 282.1)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 41%, 0%, 8%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B8BEA 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 text6.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B8BEA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B8BEA Complementary#EAEA8B Analogous#8BBAEA Analogous#BA8BEA Triadic#EA8B8B Triadic#8BEA8B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B8BEA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C9CED #A9A9EF #BABAF2 #C7C7F5 #D8D8F8 #E5E5FA

Shades

#6060E2 #3434DA #2222B9 #1B1B93 #131367 #0B0B3C

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