#8C99C5 Color

#8C99C5 is rgb(140, 153, 197) in RGB and hsl(226, 33%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C99C5
HEX#8C99C5
RGBrgb(140, 153, 197)
HSLhsl(226, 33%, 66%)
HSVhsv(226, 29%, 77%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.067 271.8)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C99C5 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 #8C99C5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C99C5Complementary#C5B88CAnalogous#8CB6C5Analogous#9B8CC5Triadic#C58C99Triadic#99C58C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C99C5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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