#8E5997 Color

#8E5997 is rgb(142, 89, 151) in RGB and hsl(291, 26%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E5997

HEX#8E5997

RGBrgb(142, 89, 151)

HSLhsl(291, 26%, 47%)

HSVhsv(291, 41%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.111 321.6)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 41%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E5997 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E5997 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E5997 Complementary#629759 Analogous#6F5997 Analogous#975981 Triadic#978E59 Triadic#59978E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E5997, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9F6BA8 #B085B7 #BE9BC5 #CDB2D2 #DCC8DF #ECE2EE

Shades

#7C4D84 #694270 #57375D #422A47 #301E33 #1E1320

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