#8E87C9 Color

#8E87C9 is rgb(142, 135, 201) in RGB and hsl(246, 38%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E87C9

HEX#8E87C9

RGBrgb(142, 135, 201)

HSLhsl(246, 38%, 66%)

HSVhsv(246, 33%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.097 288.3)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 33%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E87C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E87C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E87C9 Complementary#C3C987 Analogous#87A2C9 Analogous#AF87C9 Triadic#C98E87 Triadic#87C98E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E87C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9F99D1 #ACA7D7 #BCB9DF #CAC7E6 #DAD8EE #E8E6F4

Shades

#7068BB #554CA9 #453E89 #37316D #27234D #17152E

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