#8E79BE Color

#8E79BE is rgb(142, 121, 190) in RGB and hsl(258, 35%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E79BE

HEX#8E79BE

RGBrgb(142, 121, 190)

HSLhsl(258, 35%, 61%)

HSVhsv(258, 36%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.104 297.3)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 36%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E79BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E79BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E79BE Complementary#A9BE79 Analogous#7987BE Analogous#B079BE Triadic#BE8E79 Triadic#79BE8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E79BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C8AC7 #AE9FD1 #BCB0D9 #CBC1E1 #D9D2E9 #EBE7F3

Shades

#765DB1 #634B9B #513D7F #3D2E60 #2C2145 #1A1429

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