#8E8DA5 Color

#8E8DA5 is rgb(142, 141, 165) in RGB and hsl(242, 12%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8DA5

HEX#8E8DA5

RGBrgb(142, 141, 165)

HSLhsl(242, 12%, 60%)

HSVhsv(242, 15%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.035 287.3)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8DA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8DA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8DA5 Complementary#A4A58D Analogous#8D98A5 Analogous#9A8DA5 Triadic#A58E8D Triadic#8DA58E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8DA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9C9BB0 #ADACBE #BBBAC9 #CCCCD7 #DADAE2 #EBEBEF

Shades

#777693 #64637E #525167 #3F3F50 #2D2D39 #1B1B22

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