#8C9AD9 Color

#8C9AD9 is rgb(140, 154, 217) in RGB and hsl(229, 50%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9AD9

HEX#8C9AD9

RGBrgb(140, 154, 217)

HSLhsl(229, 50%, 70%)

HSVhsv(229, 35%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.094 274.1)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 29%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9AD9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9AD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9AD9 Complementary#D9CB8C Analogous#8CC1D9 Analogous#A48CD9 Triadic#D98C9A Triadic#9AD98C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9AD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA8DE #ABB5E3 #BAC3E8 #C9D0ED #D9DDF2 #E8EBF7

Shades

#6A7CCD #445AC1 #3649A1 #29387A #1D2858 #111732

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