#8C8CB5 Color

#8C8CB5 is rgb(140, 140, 181) in RGB and hsl(240, 22%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C8CB5

HEX#8C8CB5

RGBrgb(140, 140, 181)

HSLhsl(240, 22%, 63%)

HSVhsv(240, 23%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.061 284.6)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 23%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C8CB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C8CB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C8CB5 Complementary#B5B58C Analogous#8CA1B5 Analogous#A18CB5 Triadic#B58C8C Triadic#8CB58C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C8CB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9B9BBF #ABABC9 #BBBBD3 #CACADD #DADAE7 #E9E9F1

Shades

#7373A5 #5B5B8F #4C4C76 #3A3A5A #2A2A41 #181825

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