#8E5E97 Color

#8E5E97 is rgb(142, 94, 151) in RGB and hsl(291, 23%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E5E97

HEX#8E5E97

RGBrgb(142, 94, 151)

HSLhsl(291, 23%, 48%)

HSVhsv(291, 38%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.102 321.1)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 38%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E5E97 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text4.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E5E97 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E5E97 Complementary#67975E Analogous#725E97 Analogous#975E83 Triadic#978E5E Triadic#5E978E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E5E97, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9F72A7 #AE88B4 #BD9EC2 #CEB7D2 #DDCDE0 #ECE3ED

Shades

#7C5284 #68456E #56395B #442D48 #322135 #1E141F

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