#8E79B9 Color

#8E79B9 is rgb(142, 121, 185) in RGB and hsl(260, 31%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E79B9

HEX#8E79B9

RGBrgb(142, 121, 185)

HSLhsl(260, 31%, 60%)

HSVhsv(260, 35%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.097 298.6)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 35%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E79B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E79B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E79B9 Complementary#A4B979 Analogous#7984B9 Analogous#AE79B9 Triadic#B98E79 Triadic#79B98E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E79B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D8AC1 #AD9ECC #BBAFD5 #CCC3DF #DAD4E8 #EBE8F3

Shades

#785FAB #654D93 #523F78 #40315E #2E2343 #1B1528

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