#8E8CCA Color

#8E8CCA is rgb(142, 140, 202) in RGB and hsl(242, 37%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8CCA

HEX#8E8CCA

RGBrgb(142, 140, 202)

HSLhsl(242, 37%, 67%)

HSVhsv(242, 31%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.091 285.1)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 31%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8CCA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8CCA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8CCA Complementary#C8CA8C Analogous#8CA9CA Analogous#AD8CCA Triadic#CA8E8C Triadic#8CCA8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8CCA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C9AD0 #ADABD8 #BAB9DF #CCCBE7 #D9D9ED #EAEAF5

Shades

#6F6CBC #524FAB #43408C #34326C #25234D #16152D

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