#8E8599 Color

#8E8599 is rgb(142, 133, 153) in RGB and hsl(267, 9%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8599

HEX#8E8599

RGBrgb(142, 133, 153)

HSLhsl(267, 9%, 56%)

HSVhsv(267, 13%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.031 305.8)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8599 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8599 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8599 Complementary#909985 Analogous#858699 Analogous#988599 Triadic#998E85 Triadic#85998E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8599, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9D95A7 #ADA6B5 #BCB7C3 #CCC7D1 #DBD8DF #EAE9EC

Shades

#7C7288 #685F72 #564F5F #423C48 #302C35 #1C1A1F

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