#8E72B6 Color

#8E72B6 is rgb(142, 114, 182) in RGB and hsl(265, 32%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E72B6

HEX#8E72B6

RGBrgb(142, 114, 182)

HSLhsl(265, 32%, 58%)

HSVhsv(265, 37%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.105 302.3)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 37%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E72B6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E72B6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E72B6 Complementary#9AB672 Analogous#7277B6 Analogous#B072B6 Triadic#B68E72 Triadic#72B68E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E72B6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E86C1 #AC97C9 #BCABD4 #CCBFDE #DCD3E8 #EAE4F1

Shades

#7957A8 #684B91 #543D76 #412F5B #2E2140 #1D1528

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