#8E8CD9 Color

#8E8CD9 is rgb(142, 140, 217) in RGB and hsl(242, 50%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8CD9

HEX#8E8CD9

RGBrgb(142, 140, 217)

HSLhsl(242, 50%, 70%)

HSVhsv(242, 35%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.113 284.1)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 35%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8CD9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8CD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8CD9 Complementary#D6D98C Analogous#8CB0D9 Analogous#B58CD9 Triadic#D98F8C Triadic#8CD98F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8CD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E9CDE #ADABE3 #BCBAE8 #CBC9ED #DAD9F2 #E9E8F7

Shades

#6D6ACD #4844C1 #3936A1 #2C297A #1F1D58 #121132

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