#8C9BD4 Color

#8C9BD4 is rgb(140, 155, 212) in RGB and hsl(228, 46%, 69%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9BD4

HEX#8C9BD4

RGBrgb(140, 155, 212)

HSLhsl(228, 46%, 69%)

HSVhsv(228, 34%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.086 272.7)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 27%, 0%, 17%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9BD4 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 text7.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9BD4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9BD4 Complementary#D4C68C Analogous#8CBED4 Analogous#A18CD4 Triadic#D48C9A Triadic#9AD48C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9BD4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA7DA #A9B4DF #B8C1E5 #CBD1EC #DADEF1 #E9EBF7

Shades

#6A7DC8 #455CBA #384C99 #2C3B77 #202A56 #121830

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