#8C9BB5 Color

#8C9BB5 is rgb(140, 155, 181) in RGB and hsl(218, 22%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9BB5

HEX#8C9BB5

RGBrgb(140, 155, 181)

HSLhsl(218, 22%, 63%)

HSVhsv(218, 23%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.042 261.5)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9BB5 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 text7.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9BB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9BB5 Complementary#B5A68C Analogous#8CB0B5 Analogous#918CB5 Triadic#B58C9B Triadic#9BB58C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9BB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BA9BF #ABB6C9 #BBC4D3 #CAD1DD #DADFE7 #E9ECF1

Shades

#7386A5 #5B6E8F #4C5B76 #3A465A #2A3241 #181D25

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