#8E72E4 Color

#8E72E4 is rgb(142, 114, 228) in RGB and hsl(255, 68%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E72E4

HEX#8E72E4

RGBrgb(142, 114, 228)

HSLhsl(255, 68%, 67%)

HSVhsv(255, 50%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.166 292.3)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 50%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E72E4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E72E4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E72E4 Complementary#C7E472 Analogous#728EE4 Analogous#C772E4 Triadic#E48E72 Triadic#72E48E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E72E4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C83E7 #AD98EB #BBA9EF #CCBFF3 #D9D0F6 #EAE5FA

Shades

#6F4BDD #5228D2 #4321AB #341985 #25125E #160B38

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