#8E6CE5 Color

#8E6CE5 is rgb(142, 108, 229) in RGB and hsl(257, 70%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E6CE5

HEX#8E6CE5

RGBrgb(142, 108, 229)

HSLhsl(257, 70%, 66%)

HSVhsv(257, 53%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.176 293.6)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 53%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E6CE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E6CE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E6CE5 Complementary#C3E56C Analogous#6C86E5 Analogous#CB6CE5 Triadic#E58E6C Triadic#6CE58E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E6CE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9F81E9 #AC93EC #BDA8F0 #CABAF3 #DACFF7 #E8E1FA

Shades

#7045DE #5525D0 #451EA9 #371886 #27115F #170A38

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