#8E72A7 Color

#8E72A7 is rgb(142, 114, 167) in RGB and hsl(272, 23%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E72A7

HEX#8E72A7

RGBrgb(142, 114, 167)

HSLhsl(272, 23%, 55%)

HSVhsv(272, 32%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.085 308.1)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 32%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E72A7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E72A7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E72A7 Complementary#8AA772 Analogous#7472A7 Analogous#A772A5 Triadic#A78E72 Triadic#72A78E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E72A7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D85B2 #AC97BE #BBAACA #CDC0D8 #DCD3E4 #EBE6EF

Shades

#7C5E97 #684F7D #554168 #433352 #31253C #1C1623

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