#8C4A79 Color

#8C4A79 is rgb(140, 74, 121) in RGB and hsl(317, 31%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8C4A79

HEX#8C4A79

RGBrgb(140, 74, 121)

HSLhsl(317, 31%, 42%)

HSVhsv(317, 47%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.108 339)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 14%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C4A79 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C4A79 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C4A79 Complementary#4A8C5D Analogous#7E4A8C Analogous#8C4A58 Triadic#798C4A Triadic#4A798C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C4A79, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A75891 #B573A2 #C38DB4 #D1A8C6 #DFC3D7 #EDDEE9

Shades

#7C416B #68375A #572E4B #43233A #321A2B #1E101A

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