#8E9CCC Color

#8E9CCC is rgb(142, 156, 204) in RGB and hsl(226, 38%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E9CCC

HEX#8E9CCC

RGBrgb(142, 156, 204)

HSLhsl(226, 38%, 68%)

HSVhsv(226, 30%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.072 271.8)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 24%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E9CCC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E9CCC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E9CCC Complementary#CCBE8E Analogous#8EBCCC Analogous#9F8ECC Triadic#CC8E9D Triadic#9DCC8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E9CCC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA9D3 #AEB8DB #BCC5E1 #CAD1E7 #D8DDEE #EAEDF6

Shades

#6F81BE #4F66B0 #415390 #313F6D #232D4D #151A2E

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