#8A879B Color

#8A879B is rgb(138, 135, 155) in RGB and hsl(249, 9%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A879B

HEX#8A879B

RGBrgb(138, 135, 155)

HSLhsl(249, 9%, 57%)

HSVhsv(249, 13%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.03 292.4)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A879B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A879B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A879B Complementary#989B87 Analogous#878E9B Analogous#94879B Triadic#9B8A87 Triadic#879B8A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A879B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B98A9 #ABA9B7 #BBBAC5 #C9C7D1 #D9D8DF #E9E9EC

Shades

#757288 #646175 #514F5F #413F4B #2D2C35 #1D1C21

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