#8E6BAE Color

#8E6BAE is rgb(142, 107, 174) in RGB and hsl(271, 29%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E6BAE

HEX#8E6BAE

RGBrgb(142, 107, 174)

HSLhsl(271, 29%, 55%)

HSVhsv(271, 39%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.106 307.4)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 39%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E6BAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E6BAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E6BAE Complementary#8BAE6B Analogous#6C6BAE Analogous#AE6BAC Triadic#AE8D6B Triadic#6BAE8D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E6BAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D7FB8 #AC92C3 #BBA6CE #CCBDDB #DCD1E6 #EBE5F1

Shades

#7C579E #674884 #553C6D #432F56 #31223F #1C1424

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