#8C9ED9 Color

#8C9ED9 is rgb(140, 158, 217) in RGB and hsl(226, 50%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C9ED9

HEX#8C9ED9

RGBrgb(140, 158, 217)

HSLhsl(226, 50%, 70%)

HSVhsv(226, 35%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.089 270.9)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 27%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C9ED9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C9ED9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C9ED9 Complementary#D9C78C Analogous#8CC4D9 Analogous#A18CD9 Triadic#D98C9E Triadic#9ED98C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C9ED9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CABDE #ABB8E3 #BAC5E8 #C9D2ED #D9DFF2 #E8ECF7

Shades

#6A81CD #4461C1 #364FA1 #293C7A #1D2B58 #111832

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