#9E8BEA Color

#9E8BEA is rgb(158, 139, 234) in RGB and hsl(252, 69%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8BEA
HEX#9E8BEA
RGBrgb(158, 139, 234)
HSLhsl(252, 69%, 73%)
HSVhsv(252, 41%, 92%)
OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.137 291.6)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 41%, 0%, 8%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8BEA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text7.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8BEA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8BEAComplementary#D7EA8BAnalogous#8BA7EAAnalogous#CD8BEATriadic#EA9E8BTriadic#8BEA9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8BEA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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