#8E799A Color

#8E799A is rgb(142, 121, 154) in RGB and hsl(278, 14%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E799A

HEX#8E799A

RGBrgb(142, 121, 154)

HSLhsl(278, 14%, 54%)

HSVhsv(278, 21%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.055 313.2)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E799A 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 #8E799A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E799A Complementary#859A79 Analogous#7E799A Analogous#9A7996 Triadic#9A8E79 Triadic#799A8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E799A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D8BA7 #AE9FB7 #BDB1C4 #CBC2D1 #DAD3DE #EBE8ED

Shades

#7C6789 #6A5874 #574860 #423749 #302734 #1D1820

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