#8B9EE5 Color

#8B9EE5 is rgb(139, 158, 229) in RGB and hsl(227, 63%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B9EE5

HEX#8B9EE5

RGBrgb(139, 158, 229)

HSLhsl(227, 63%, 72%)

HSVhsv(227, 39%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.106 272)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 31%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B9EE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B9EE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B9EE5 Complementary#E5D18B Analogous#8BCBE5 Analogous#A48BE5 Triadic#E58B9E Triadic#9EE58B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B9EE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BACE8 #A8B6EB #B8C4EF #C9D2F3 #DAE0F7 #E6EAF9

Shades

#617CDB #3C5CD3 #2947B3 #1F3689 #162660 #0D173A

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