#8C72A1 Color

#8C72A1 is rgb(140, 114, 161) in RGB and hsl(273, 20%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C72A1

HEX#8C72A1

RGBrgb(140, 114, 161)

HSLhsl(273, 20%, 54%)

HSVhsv(273, 29%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.076 309.4)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C72A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C72A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C72A1 Complementary#87A172 Analogous#7572A1 Analogous#A1729F Triadic#A18C72 Triadic#72A18C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C72A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B85AD #AD9ABC #BCACC8 #CBBFD4 #DAD1E0 #EBE7EF

Shades

#7A6090 #68527A #564365 #41334D #2F2537 #1D1622

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