#8E6C9D Color

#8E6C9D is rgb(142, 108, 157) in RGB and hsl(282, 20%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E6C9D

HEX#8E6C9D

RGBrgb(142, 108, 157)

HSLhsl(282, 20%, 52%)

HSVhsv(282, 31%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.083 315.2)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 31%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E6C9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E6C9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E6C9D Complementary#7B9D6C Analogous#766C9D Analogous#9D6C93 Triadic#9D8E6C Triadic#6C9D8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E6C9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9F82AB #AD94B8 #BDA9C6 #CBBCD2 #DCD1E0 #EAE3ED

Shades

#7C5C8A #694E74 #553F5F #45334D #322537 #1E1622

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