#8E9DCD Color

#8E9DCD is rgb(142, 157, 205) in RGB and hsl(226, 39%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E9DCD

HEX#8E9DCD

RGBrgb(142, 157, 205)

HSLhsl(226, 39%, 68%)

HSVhsv(226, 31%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.073 271)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 23%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E9DCD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E9DCD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E9DCD Complementary#CDBE8E Analogous#8EBCCD Analogous#9F8ECD Triadic#CD8E9C Triadic#9CCD8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E9DCD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA9D3 #ADB8DB #BCC4E1 #CAD1E8 #D8DDEE #EAEDF6

Shades

#6E81BF #4E65B1 #405391 #303F6E #222C4E #141A2E

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