#8E5EA6 Color

#8E5EA6 is rgb(142, 94, 166) in RGB and hsl(280, 29%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E5EA6

HEX#8E5EA6

RGBrgb(142, 94, 166)

HSLhsl(280, 29%, 51%)

HSVhsv(280, 43%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.12 313.7)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 43%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E5EA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E5EA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E5EA6 Complementary#76A65E Analogous#6A5EA6 Analogous#A65E9A Triadic#A68E5E Triadic#5EA68E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E5EA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E75B3 #AC89BE #BCA0CA #CCB7D7 #DCCEE4 #EAE1EF

Shades

#7B5091 #6A457D #573866 #432B4F #301F38 #1F1424

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