#8E9CCD Color

#8E9CCD is rgb(142, 156, 205) in RGB and hsl(227, 39%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E9CCD

HEX#8E9CCD

RGBrgb(142, 156, 205)

HSLhsl(227, 39%, 68%)

HSVhsv(227, 31%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.074 272)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 24%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E9CCD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E9CCD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E9CCD Complementary#CDBF8E Analogous#8EBBCD Analogous#A08ECD Triadic#CD8E9B Triadic#9BCD8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E9CCD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA8D3 #ADB7DB #BCC4E1 #CAD0E8 #D8DDEE #EAECF6

Shades

#6E7FBF #4E63B1 #405191 #303E6E #222C4E #141A2E

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