#8C9DC5 Color

#8C9DC5 is rgb(140, 157, 197) in RGB and hsl(222, 33%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9DC5

HEX#8C9DC5

RGBrgb(140, 157, 197)

HSLhsl(222, 33%, 66%)

HSVhsv(222, 29%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.062 266.8)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 20%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9DC5 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 text7.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9DC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9DC5 Complementary#C5B48C Analogous#8CB9C5 Analogous#978CC5 Triadic#C58C9D Triadic#9DC58C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9DC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DABCD #AAB7D4 #BBC5DD #C9D1E4 #DADFEC #E7EBF3

Shades

#6D83B6 #526AA3 #435684 #354569 #26314B #161D2C

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