#8C8CA6 Color

#8C8CA6 is rgb(140, 140, 166) in RGB and hsl(240, 13%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C8CA6

HEX#8C8CA6

RGBrgb(140, 140, 166)

HSLhsl(240, 13%, 60%)

HSVhsv(240, 16%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.038 285.3)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C8CA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C8CA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C8CA6 Complementary#A6A68C Analogous#8C99A6 Analogous#998CA6 Triadic#A68C8C Triadic#8CA68C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C8CA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A9AB1 #ABABBF #BABACA #CBCBD7 #DADAE2 #EBEBEF

Shades

#757595 #62627F #505068 #3E3E51 #2C2C3A #1B1B23

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