#8C96BA Color

#8C96BA is rgb(140, 150, 186) in RGB and hsl(227, 25%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C96BA

HEX#8C96BA

RGBrgb(140, 150, 186)

HSLhsl(227, 25%, 64%)

HSVhsv(227, 25%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.055 272.7)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C96BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C96BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C96BA Complementary#BAB08C Analogous#8CADBA Analogous#998CBA Triadic#BA8C96 Triadic#96BA8C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C96BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA5C4 #ACB3CD #BCC2D7 #C9CEDE #D9DCE8 #E9EBF2

Shades

#707CA9 #5A6796 #495379 #394260 #282E43 #191C29

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