#8E96B8 Color

#8E96B8 is rgb(142, 150, 184) in RGB and hsl(229, 23%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E96B8

HEX#8E96B8

RGBrgb(142, 150, 184)

HSLhsl(229, 23%, 64%)

HSVhsv(229, 23%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.051 274.6)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 18%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E96B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E96B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E96B8 Complementary#B8B18E Analogous#8EABB8 Analogous#9B8EB8 Triadic#B88E96 Triadic#96B88E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E96B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9EA4C2 #ADB3CC #BDC2D6 #CACDDE #D9DCE7 #E9EBF1

Shades

#727CA7 #5C6693 #4B5377 #3B415E #292E42 #1A1C29

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