#8C9BE3 Color

#8C9BE3 is rgb(140, 155, 227) in RGB and hsl(230, 61%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9BE3

HEX#8C9BE3

RGBrgb(140, 155, 227)

HSLhsl(230, 61%, 72%)

HSVhsv(230, 38%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.107 274.4)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 32%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9BE3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9BE3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9BE3 Complementary#E3D58C Analogous#8CC6E3 Analogous#A98CE3 Triadic#E38C9B Triadic#9BE38C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9BE3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA9E7 #A9B4EA #B9C2EE #CAD0F2 #DADFF6 #E6E9F9

Shades

#6377D9 #3E56D0 #2B41B1 #213287 #17235E #0E1539

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