#8C9CDE Color

#8C9CDE is rgb(140, 156, 222) in RGB and hsl(228, 55%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9CDE

HEX#8C9CDE

RGBrgb(140, 156, 222)

HSLhsl(228, 55%, 71%)

HSVhsv(228, 37%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.099 273.2)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 30%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9CDE 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 text7.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9CDE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9CDE Complementary#DECD8C Analogous#8CC5DE Analogous#A58CDE Triadic#DE8C9D Triadic#9DDE8C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9CDE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CAAE2 #ACB8E7 #BCC5EB #C8D0EF #D7DDF4 #E7EBF8

Shades

#657BD2 #415CC8 #3048A6 #263882 #1A275B #101837

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