#8C8AAD Color

#8C8AAD is rgb(140, 138, 173) in RGB and hsl(243, 18%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C8AAD

HEX#8C8AAD

RGBrgb(140, 138, 173)

HSLhsl(243, 18%, 61%)

HSVhsv(243, 20%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.052 287.5)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C8AAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C8AAD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C8AAD Complementary#ACAD8A Analogous#8A9AAD Analogous#9D8AAD Triadic#AD8B8A Triadic#8AAD8B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C8AAD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A99B8 #ACABC4 #BBBACF #CAC9D9 #D8D8E4 #EAEAF0

Shades

#74729D #605E87 #4F4D6F #3C3B54 #2B2A3C #1A1924

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