#8E78A1 Color

#8E78A1 is rgb(142, 120, 161) in RGB and hsl(272, 18%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E78A1

HEX#8E78A1

RGBrgb(142, 120, 161)

HSLhsl(272, 18%, 55%)

HSVhsv(272, 25%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.066 308.8)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E78A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E78A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E78A1 Complementary#8BA178 Analogous#7978A1 Analogous#A178A0 Triadic#A18E78 Triadic#78A18E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E78A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D8AAD #AC9CBA #BBAEC7 #CDC3D5 #DCD5E2 #EBE7EE

Shades

#7C6490 #675478 #554563 #43364E #312839 #1C1721

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