#8E6D9C Color

#8E6D9C is rgb(142, 109, 156) in RGB and hsl(282, 19%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E6D9C

HEX#8E6D9C

RGBrgb(142, 109, 156)

HSLhsl(282, 19%, 52%)

HSVhsv(282, 30%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.08 315.6)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 30%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E6D9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E6D9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E6D9C Complementary#7B9C6D Analogous#776D9C Analogous#9C6D93 Triadic#9C8E6D Triadic#6D9C8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E6D9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E83AA #AD95B7 #BDAAC5 #CBBCD2 #DCD1E0 #EAE4EC

Shades

#7B5D89 #684E73 #55405E #45344C #312537 #1E1721

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