#8C99E3 Color

#8C99E3 is rgb(140, 153, 227) in RGB and hsl(231, 61%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C99E3

HEX#8C99E3

RGBrgb(140, 153, 227)

HSLhsl(231, 61%, 72%)

HSVhsv(231, 38%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.109 275.6)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 33%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C99E3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C99E3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C99E3 Complementary#E3D68C Analogous#8CC5E3 Analogous#AB8CE3 Triadic#E38C99 Triadic#99E38C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C99E3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA8E7 #A9B3EA #B9C1EE #CAD0F2 #DADEF6 #E6E9F9

Shades

#6375D9 #3E54D0 #2B3FB1 #213087 #17225E #0E1439

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