#8C9BC0 Color

#8C9BC0 is rgb(140, 155, 192) in RGB and hsl(223, 29%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9BC0

HEX#8C9BC0

RGBrgb(140, 155, 192)

HSLhsl(223, 29%, 65%)

HSVhsv(223, 27%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.057 267.6)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9BC0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9BC0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9BC0 Complementary#C0B18C Analogous#8CB4C0 Analogous#978CC0 Triadic#C08C9B Triadic#9BC08C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9BC0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA9C9 #A9B4D0 #BAC3D9 #CAD1E2 #DBDFEB #E8EBF2

Shades

#6E81AF #576B9E #475780 #364363 #262F45 #181D2B

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