#8E6EA0 Color

#8E6EA0 is rgb(142, 110, 160) in RGB and hsl(278, 21%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E6EA0

HEX#8E6EA0

RGBrgb(142, 110, 160)

HSLhsl(278, 21%, 53%)

HSVhsv(278, 31%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.083 313)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 31%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E6EA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E6EA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E6EA0 Complementary#80A06E Analogous#756EA0 Analogous#A06E9A Triadic#A08E6E Triadic#6EA08E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E6EA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C80AC #AD96BB #BCA9C7 #CCBED5 #DBD1E1 #ECE6EF

Shades

#7C5D8E #694F78 #564063 #43324D #302438 #1E1622

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