#8B9AD0 Color

#8B9AD0 is rgb(139, 154, 208) in RGB and hsl(227, 42%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B9AD0

HEX#8B9AD0

RGBrgb(139, 154, 208)

HSLhsl(227, 42%, 68%)

HSVhsv(227, 33%, 82%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.081 272.2)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 26%, 0%, 18%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B9AD0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B9AD0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B9AD0 Complementary#D0C18B Analogous#8BBCD0 Analogous#9F8BD0 Triadic#D08B9A Triadic#9AD08B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B9AD0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA7D6 #ACB6DD #BAC3E3 #C9D0E9 #D7DCEF #E9ECF6

Shades

#6B7EC2 #4A61B5 #3D5094 #2E3C70 #212B50 #13192F

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