#8E72A1 Color

#8E72A1 is rgb(142, 114, 161) in RGB and hsl(276, 20%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E72A1

HEX#8E72A1

RGBrgb(142, 114, 161)

HSLhsl(276, 20%, 54%)

HSVhsv(276, 29%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.077 311.2)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E72A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E72A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E72A1 Complementary#85A172 Analogous#7772A1 Analogous#A1729C Triadic#A18E72 Triadic#72A18E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E72A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D85AD #AE9ABC #BDACC8 #CCBFD4 #DAD1E0 #EBE7EF

Shades

#7D6090 #6A527A #584365 #42334D #302537 #1D1622

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