#8E5EC5 Color

#8E5EC5 is rgb(142, 94, 197) in RGB and hsl(268, 47%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E5EC5

HEX#8E5EC5

RGBrgb(142, 94, 197)

HSLhsl(268, 47%, 57%)

HSVhsv(268, 52%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.157 303.4)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 52%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E5EC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E5EC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E5EC5 Complementary#95C55E Analogous#5E61C5 Analogous#C15EC5 Triadic#C58E5E Triadic#5EC58E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E5EC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E74CD #AD8BD5 #BDA1DD #CAB4E4 #DACBEC #EAE1F4

Shades

#7942B8 #68399D #542E7F #432465 #2F1A47 #1E102D

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