#8C78B0 Color

#8C78B0 is rgb(140, 120, 176) in RGB and hsl(261, 26%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C78B0

HEX#8C78B0

RGBrgb(140, 120, 176)

HSLhsl(261, 26%, 58%)

HSVhsv(261, 32%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.086 300.3)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 32%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C78B0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C78B0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C78B0 Complementary#9CB078 Analogous#7880B0 Analogous#A778B0 Triadic#B08C78 Triadic#78B08C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C78B0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C8BBB #AA9BC5 #BAAFD0 #CBC2DB #DBD5E6 #E9E5F0

Shades

#765EA1 #65518A #524270 #3F3357 #2D243D #1C1727

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