#8E8EB8 Color

#8E8EB8 is rgb(142, 142, 184) in RGB and hsl(240, 23%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E8EB8

HEX#8E8EB8

RGBrgb(142, 142, 184)

HSLhsl(240, 23%, 64%)

HSVhsv(240, 23%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.062 284.6)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 23%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E8EB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E8EB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E8EB8 Complementary#B8B88E Analogous#8EA3B8 Analogous#A38EB8 Triadic#B88E8E Triadic#8EB88E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E8EB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9E9EC2 #ADADCC #BDBDD6 #CACADE #D9D9E7 #E9E9F1

Shades

#7272A7 #5C5C93 #4B4B77 #3B3B5E #292942 #1A1A29

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