#8C9CC5 Color

#8C9CC5 is rgb(140, 156, 197) in RGB and hsl(223, 33%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9CC5

HEX#8C9CC5

RGBrgb(140, 156, 197)

HSLhsl(223, 33%, 66%)

HSVhsv(223, 29%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.063 268.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9CC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9CC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9CC5 Complementary#C5B58C Analogous#8CB9C5 Analogous#988CC5 Triadic#C58C9C Triadic#9CC58C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9CC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DAACD #AAB6D4 #BBC5DD #C9D0E4 #DADFEC #E7EBF3

Shades

#6D82B6 #5269A3 #435584 #354469 #26304B #161C2C

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