#9B8AAD Color

#9B8AAD is rgb(155, 138, 173) in RGB and hsl(269, 18%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B8AAD

HEX#9B8AAD

RGBrgb(155, 138, 173)

HSLhsl(269, 18%, 61%)

HSVhsv(269, 20%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.054 306.9)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B8AAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.17:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B8AAD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B8AAD Complementary#9CAD8A Analogous#8A8AAD Analogous#AD8AAD Triadic#AD9B8A Triadic#8AAD9B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B8AAD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A899B8 #B7ABC4 #C4BACF #D1C9D9 #DED8E4 #EDEAF0

Shades

#86729D #725E87 #5E4D6F #473B54 #332A3C #1E1924

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