#8C72A7 Color

#8C72A7 is rgb(140, 114, 167) in RGB and hsl(269, 23%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C72A7

HEX#8C72A7

RGBrgb(140, 114, 167)

HSLhsl(269, 23%, 55%)

HSVhsv(269, 32%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.084 306.4)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 32%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C72A7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C72A7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C72A7 Complementary#8DA772 Analogous#7273A7 Analogous#A672A7 Triadic#A78B72 Triadic#72A78B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C72A7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B85B2 #AA97BE #BAAACA #CCC0D8 #DBD3E4 #EAE6EF

Shades

#795E97 #654F7D #544168 #423352 #30253C #1C1623

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