#8E6EC9 Color

#8E6EC9 is rgb(142, 110, 201) in RGB and hsl(261, 46%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E6EC9

HEX#8E6EC9

RGBrgb(142, 110, 201)

HSLhsl(261, 46%, 61%)

HSVhsv(261, 45%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.137 298.5)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 45%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E6EC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E6EC9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E6EC9 Complementary#A9C96E Analogous#6E7CC9 Analogous#BC6EC9 Triadic#C98E6E Triadic#6EC98E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E6EC9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C80D0 #AE97D8 #BCA9DF #CBBCE6 #D9CFED #EBE5F5

Shades

#7750BE #633EA8 #51338A #3E2768 #2C1C4A #1A112D

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