#8C78B5 Color

#8C78B5 is rgb(140, 120, 181) in RGB and hsl(260, 29%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C78B5

HEX#8C78B5

RGBrgb(140, 120, 181)

HSLhsl(260, 29%, 59%)

HSVhsv(260, 34%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.093 298.7)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 34%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C78B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C78B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C78B5 Complementary#A1B578 Analogous#7882B5 Analogous#AB78B5 Triadic#B58C78 Triadic#78B58C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C78B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D8CC0 #AB9CC9 #BCB0D4 #CAC0DD #DBD4E7 #E9E5F1

Shades

#765EA6 #634E8D #513F73 #40335C #2E2442 #1C1627

Use #8C78B5 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex