#8C739C Color

#8C739C is rgb(140, 115, 156) in RGB and hsl(277, 17%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C739C

HEX#8C739C

RGBrgb(140, 115, 156)

HSLhsl(277, 17%, 53%)

HSVhsv(277, 26%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.068 311.9)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 26%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C739C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C739C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C739C Complementary#829C73 Analogous#78739C Analogous#9C7397 Triadic#9C8C73 Triadic#739C8C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C739C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B85A8 #AC9AB7 #BAABC4 #CCC0D3 #DAD2DF #EBE7EE

Shades

#7A6189 #675374 #55445F #42354B #302636 #1D1721

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