#8C9BC5 Color

#8C9BC5 is rgb(140, 155, 197) in RGB and hsl(224, 33%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9BC5

HEX#8C9BC5

RGBrgb(140, 155, 197)

HSLhsl(224, 33%, 66%)

HSVhsv(224, 29%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.064 269.4)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9BC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9BC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9BC5 Complementary#C5B68C Analogous#8CB8C5 Analogous#998CC5 Triadic#C58C9B Triadic#9BC58C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9BC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DAACD #AAB5D4 #BBC4DD #C9D0E4 #DADFEC #E7EAF3

Shades

#6D80B6 #5268A3 #435484 #354369 #262F4B #161C2C

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