#8E6CAC Color

#8E6CAC is rgb(142, 108, 172) in RGB and hsl(272, 28%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E6CAC

HEX#8E6CAC

RGBrgb(142, 108, 172)

HSLhsl(272, 28%, 55%)

HSVhsv(272, 37%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(59% 0.102 307.9)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 37%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E6CAC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E6CAC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E6CAC Complementary#8AAC6C Analogous#6E6CAC Analogous#AC6CAA Triadic#AC8E6C Triadic#6CAC8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E6CAC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D80B7 #AC93C2 #BBA7CD #CDBEDA #DCD1E5 #EBE5F0

Shades

#7D589D #684983 #563D6C #443055 #31233E #1D1424

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