#8E729D Color

#8E729D is rgb(142, 114, 157) in RGB and hsl(279, 18%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E729D

HEX#8E729D

RGBrgb(142, 114, 157)

HSLhsl(279, 18%, 53%)

HSVhsv(279, 27%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.072 313.6)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 27%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E729D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E729D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E729D Complementary#819D72 Analogous#78729D Analogous#9D7296 Triadic#9D8E72 Triadic#729D8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E729D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C84A9 #AD99B8 #BBABC4 #CCC0D3 #DBD2E0 #ECE7EE

Shades

#7C608A #695275 #564360 #43344B #302636 #1E1721

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