#8C96D9 Color

#8C96D9 is rgb(140, 150, 217) in RGB and hsl(232, 50%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C96D9

HEX#8C96D9

RGBrgb(140, 150, 217)

HSLhsl(232, 50%, 70%)

HSVhsv(232, 35%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.099 277)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 31%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C96D9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C96D9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C96D9 Complementary#D9CF8C Analogous#8CBDD9 Analogous#A88CD9 Triadic#D98C96 Triadic#96D98C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C96D9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA4DE #ABB2E3 #BAC0E8 #C9CEED #D9DCF2 #E8EAF7

Shades

#6A77CD #4454C1 #3644A1 #29347A #1D2558 #111532

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