#8C8CA1 Color

#8C8CA1 is rgb(140, 140, 161) in RGB and hsl(240, 10%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C8CA1

HEX#8C8CA1

RGBrgb(140, 140, 161)

HSLhsl(240, 10%, 59%)

HSVhsv(240, 13%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.031 285.5)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C8CA1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C8CA1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C8CA1 Complementary#A1A18C Analogous#8C96A1 Analogous#968CA1 Triadic#A18C8C Triadic#8CA18C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C8CA1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D9DAF #ABABBA #BCBCC8 #CACAD3 #DBDBE1 #E9E9ED

Shades

#76768F #636379 #505062 #40404F #2E2E38 #1C1C22

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