#8CA9C5 Color

#8CA9C5 is rgb(140, 169, 197) in RGB and hsl(209, 33%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CA9C5

HEX#8CA9C5

RGBrgb(140, 169, 197)

HSLhsl(209, 33%, 66%)

HSVhsv(209, 29%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.052 247.6)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 14%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CA9C5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.44:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CA9C5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CA9C5 Complementary#C5A78C Analogous#8CC5C4 Analogous#8C8DC5 Triadic#C58CA9 Triadic#A9C58C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CA9C5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DB6CD #AAC0D4 #BBCDDD #C9D7E4 #DAE3EC #E7EDF3

Shades

#6D93B6 #527CA3 #436584 #355069 #26394B #16222C

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