#8E6EDD Color

#8E6EDD is rgb(142, 110, 221) in RGB and hsl(257, 62%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E6EDD

HEX#8E6EDD

RGBrgb(142, 110, 221)

HSLhsl(257, 62%, 65%)

HSVhsv(257, 50%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(62% 0.163 294.4)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 50%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E6EDD 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 text5.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E6EDD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E6EDD Complementary#BEDD6E Analogous#6E86DD Analogous#C56EDD Triadic#DD8E6E Triadic#6EDD8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E6EDD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E83E2 #AB94E6 #BBA8EB #CBBDEF #DBD2F4 #E8E2F8

Shades

#7149D4 #5A2FC6 #4926A1 #381D7C #271457 #180D36

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