#8C8CD9 Color

#8C8CD9 is rgb(140, 140, 217) in RGB and hsl(240, 50%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C8CD9

HEX#8C8CD9

RGBrgb(140, 140, 217)

HSLhsl(240, 50%, 70%)

HSVhsv(240, 35%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.113 282.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C8CD9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C8CD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C8CD9 Complementary#D9D98C Analogous#8CB2D9 Analogous#B28CD9 Triadic#D98C8C Triadic#8CD98C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C8CD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C9CDE #ABABE3 #BABAE8 #C9C9ED #D9D9F2 #E8E8F7

Shades

#6A6ACD #4444C1 #3636A1 #29297A #1D1D58 #111132

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