#8E96BE Color

#8E96BE is rgb(142, 150, 190) in RGB and hsl(230, 27%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E96BE

HEX#8E96BE

RGBrgb(142, 150, 190)

HSLhsl(230, 27%, 65%)

HSVhsv(230, 25%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.06 275.9)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E96BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E96BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E96BE Complementary#BEB68E Analogous#8EAEBE Analogous#9E8EBE Triadic#BE8E96 Triadic#96BE8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E96BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9EA5C7 #ABB1CF #BBC0D8 #CBCFE1 #DBDEEB #E8EAF2

Shades

#717BAD #59649B #49527E #383F61 #272C44 #181B2A

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