#8E8CA6 Color

#8E8CA6 is rgb(142, 140, 166) in RGB and hsl(245, 13%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8CA6

HEX#8E8CA6

RGBrgb(142, 140, 166)

HSLhsl(245, 13%, 60%)

HSVhsv(245, 16%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.038 288.8)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8CA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8CA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8CA6 Complementary#A4A68C Analogous#8C97A6 Analogous#9B8CA6 Triadic#A68E8C Triadic#8CA68E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8CA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C9AB1 #ADABBF #BBBACA #CCCBD7 #DADAE2 #EBEBEF

Shades

#777595 #64627F #525068 #403E51 #2D2C3A #1B1B23

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