#8E79CD Color

#8E79CD is rgb(142, 121, 205) in RGB and hsl(255, 46%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E79CD

HEX#8E79CD

RGBrgb(142, 121, 205)

HSLhsl(255, 46%, 64%)

HSVhsv(255, 41%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.125 294)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 41%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E79CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E79CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E79CD Complementary#B8CD79 Analogous#798ECD Analogous#B879CD Triadic#CD8E79 Triadic#79CD8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E79CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E8CD4 #AD9EDB #BDB1E2 #CAC0E8 #D9D2EE #E9E5F5

Shades

#7257C1 #5C41AF #4B348D #3B2970 #291D4E #1A1230

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