#8C8EC5 Color

#8C8EC5 is rgb(140, 142, 197) in RGB and hsl(238, 33%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C8EC5

HEX#8C8EC5

RGBrgb(140, 142, 197)

HSLhsl(238, 33%, 66%)

HSVhsv(238, 29%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.081 282.3)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 28%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C8EC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C8EC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C8EC5 Complementary#C5C38C Analogous#8CAAC5 Analogous#A68CC5 Triadic#C58C8E Triadic#8EC58C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C8EC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D9ECD #AAACD4 #BBBCDD #C9CAE4 #DADAEC #E7E8F3

Shades

#6D70B6 #5255A3 #434584 #353769 #26274B #16172C

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