#8E99C2 Color

#8E99C2 is rgb(142, 153, 194) in RGB and hsl(227, 30%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E99C2

HEX#8E99C2

RGBrgb(142, 153, 194)

HSLhsl(227, 30%, 66%)

HSVhsv(227, 27%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.062 273)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 21%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E99C2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E99C2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E99C2 Complementary#C2B78E Analogous#8EB4C2 Analogous#9D8EC2 Triadic#C28E9A Triadic#9AC28E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E99C2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9FA8CB #ACB4D2 #BDC3DB #CACFE2 #DBDEEB #E8EAF3

Shades

#707FB2 #56669F #465381 #374267 #272F49 #171C2B

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