#8C9DD9 Color

#8C9DD9 is rgb(140, 157, 217) in RGB and hsl(227, 50%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9DD9

HEX#8C9DD9

RGBrgb(140, 157, 217)

HSLhsl(227, 50%, 70%)

HSVhsv(227, 35%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.09 271.8)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 28%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9DD9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9DD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9DD9 Complementary#D9C88C Analogous#8CC3D9 Analogous#A28CD9 Triadic#D98C9D Triadic#9DD98C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9DD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CAADE #ABB7E3 #BAC4E8 #C9D1ED #D9DEF2 #E8EBF7

Shades

#6A7FCD #445FC1 #364DA1 #293A7A #1D2A58 #111832

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