#8B8CE5 Color

#8B8CE5 is rgb(139, 140, 229) in RGB and hsl(239, 63%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B8CE5

HEX#8B8CE5

RGBrgb(139, 140, 229)

HSLhsl(239, 63%, 72%)

HSVhsv(239, 39%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.13 281.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B8CE5 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 #8B8CE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B8CE5 Complementary#E5E38B Analogous#8BB9E5 Analogous#B68BE5 Triadic#E58B8C Triadic#8CE58B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B8CE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B9DE8 #A8A9EB #B8B9EF #C9CAF3 #DADAF7 #E6E6F9

Shades

#6163DB #3C3ED3 #292BB3 #1F2189 #161760 #0D0E3A

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