#8E8AAD Color

#8E8AAD is rgb(142, 138, 173) in RGB and hsl(247, 18%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8AAD

HEX#8E8AAD

RGBrgb(142, 138, 173)

HSLhsl(247, 18%, 61%)

HSVhsv(247, 20%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.052 290.1)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 20%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8AAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8AAD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8AAD Complementary#A9AD8A Analogous#8A97AD Analogous#A08AAD Triadic#AD8E8A Triadic#8AAD8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8AAD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C99B8 #AEABC4 #BCBACF #CBC9D9 #D9D8E4 #EBEAF0

Shades

#77729D #635E87 #514D6F #3E3B54 #2C2A3C #1A1924

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