#8C72C5 Color

#8C72C5 is rgb(140, 114, 197) in RGB and hsl(259, 42%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C72C5

HEX#8C72C5

RGBrgb(140, 114, 197)

HSLhsl(259, 42%, 61%)

HSVhsv(259, 42%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.125 297)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 42%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C72C5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C72C5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C72C5 Complementary#ABC572 Analogous#7281C5 Analogous#B672C5 Triadic#C58C72 Triadic#72C58C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C72C5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B84CD #AD9AD6 #BBACDD #CABEE4 #D9D0EC #EAE6F5

Shades

#7555B9 #6143A3 #503786 #3C2965 #2B1E48 #1A122B

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