#8E78B5 Color

#8E78B5 is rgb(142, 120, 181) in RGB and hsl(262, 29%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E78B5

HEX#8E78B5

RGBrgb(142, 120, 181)

HSLhsl(262, 29%, 59%)

HSVhsv(262, 34%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.093 300.3)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E78B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E78B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E78B5 Complementary#9FB578 Analogous#7880B5 Analogous#AD78B5 Triadic#B58E78 Triadic#78B58E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E78B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9F8CC0 #AD9CC9 #BDB0D4 #CBC0DD #DBD4E7 #E9E5F1

Shades

#785EA6 #654E8D #523F73 #42335C #2F2442 #1C1627

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