#8E8BE4 Color

#8E8BE4 is rgb(142, 139, 228) in RGB and hsl(242, 62%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8BE4

HEX#8E8BE4

RGBrgb(142, 139, 228)

HSLhsl(242, 62%, 72%)

HSVhsv(242, 39%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.13 283.9)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 39%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8BE4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8BE4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8BE4 Complementary#E1E48B Analogous#8BB5E4 Analogous#BB8BE4 Triadic#E48E8B Triadic#8BE48E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8BE4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E9CE8 #AAA8EB #BBB9EF #CBC9F2 #DBDAF6 #E7E6F9

Shades

#6662DA #423DD1 #2E2AB2 #232088 #19165F #0F0E3A

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