#8C79D8 Color

#8C79D8 is rgb(140, 121, 216) in RGB and hsl(252, 55%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C79D8

HEX#8C79D8

RGBrgb(140, 121, 216)

HSLhsl(252, 55%, 66%)

HSVhsv(252, 44%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.14 291.1)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 44%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C79D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C79D8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C79D8 Complementary#C5D879 Analogous#7995D8 Analogous#BB79D8 Triadic#D88C79 Triadic#79D88C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C79D8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D8CDE #AA9CE2 #BBB0E8 #C9C0ED #DAD4F2 #E7E3F7

Shades

#6D55CE #5237BE #432D9A #35247B #261957 #160F33

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