#8C5CE6 Color

#8C5CE6 is rgb(140, 92, 230) in RGB and hsl(261, 73%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSlateBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C5CE6

HEX#8C5CE6

RGBrgb(140, 92, 230)

HSLhsl(261, 73%, 63%)

HSVhsv(261, 60%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.2 295.7)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 60%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C5CE6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C5CE6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C5CE6 Complementary#B5E65C Analogous#5C70E6 Analogous#D15CE6 Triadic#E68C5C Triadic#5CE68C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C5CE6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C72E9 #AB88EC #BB9EF0 #CAB4F3 #DACAF7 #E9E0FA

Shades

#7338E0 #5C20CB #4C1AA8 #3A1480 #2A0E5D #180835

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