#8E79D7 Color

#8E79D7 is rgb(142, 121, 215) in RGB and hsl(253, 54%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E79D7

HEX#8E79D7

RGBrgb(142, 121, 215)

HSLhsl(253, 54%, 66%)

HSVhsv(253, 44%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.138 292.3)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E79D7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E79D7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E79D7 Complementary#C3D779 Analogous#7994D7 Analogous#BD79D7 Triadic#D78E79 Triadic#79D78E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E79D7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E8DDD #AC9DE2 #BCB0E8 #CAC0EC #DAD4F2 #E8E4F7

Shades

#7056CD #5538BC #452E99 #37247A #271A56 #170F33

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