#8E85A8 Color

#8E85A8 is rgb(142, 133, 168) in RGB and hsl(255, 17%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E85A8

HEX#8E85A8

RGBrgb(142, 133, 168)

HSLhsl(255, 17%, 59%)

HSVhsv(255, 21%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.053 296.7)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E85A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E85A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E85A8 Complementary#9FA885 Analogous#858EA8 Analogous#9F85A8 Triadic#A88E85 Triadic#85A88E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E85A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E97B5 #ACA5C0 #BDB7CC #CAC6D7 #DBD8E3 #E9E7EE

Shades

#776D97 #645B80 #524A68 #413B54 #2F2A3C #1C1924

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