#8C6AE2 Color

#8C6AE2 is rgb(140, 106, 226) in RGB and hsl(257, 67%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C6AE2

HEX#8C6AE2

RGBrgb(140, 106, 226)

HSLhsl(257, 67%, 65%)

HSVhsv(257, 53%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.175 293.7)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 53%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C6AE2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C6AE2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C6AE2 Complementary#C0E26A Analogous#6A84E2 Analogous#C86AE2 Triadic#E28C6A Triadic#6AE28C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C6AE2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C7FE6 #A990E9 #BAA6ED #CABBF2 #DBD0F6 #E8E1F9

Shades

#6E44DA #5728CC #4721A6 #361980 #261259 #180B37

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