#8E6ACD Color

#8E6ACD is rgb(142, 106, 205) in RGB and hsl(262, 50%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E6ACD

HEX#8E6ACD

RGBrgb(142, 106, 205)

HSLhsl(262, 50%, 61%)

HSVhsv(262, 48%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.149 298.6)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 48%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E6ACD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E6ACD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E6ACD Complementary#A9CD6A Analogous#6A77CD Analogous#C06ACD Triadic#CD8E6A Triadic#6ACD8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E6ACD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D7DD4 #AE94DB #BDA7E2 #CBBAE8 #D9CDEE #EBE4F6

Shades

#774BC3 #6339AC #522F8E #3E246B #2C194D #1B0F2E

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