#8E8CA1 Color

#8E8CA1 is rgb(142, 140, 161) in RGB and hsl(246, 10%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8CA1

HEX#8E8CA1

RGBrgb(142, 140, 161)

HSLhsl(246, 10%, 59%)

HSVhsv(246, 13%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.031 289.9)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8CA1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8CA1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8CA1 Complementary#9FA18C Analogous#8C94A1 Analogous#998CA1 Triadic#A18E8C Triadic#8CA18E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8CA1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9F9DAF #ACABBA #BDBCC8 #CBCAD3 #DBDBE1 #E9E9ED

Shades

#78768F #656379 #525062 #42404F #2F2E38 #1C1C22

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