#9B8AE0 Color

#9B8AE0 is rgb(155, 138, 224) in RGB and hsl(252, 58%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B8AE0

HEX#9B8AE0

RGBrgb(155, 138, 224)

HSLhsl(252, 58%, 71%)

HSVhsv(252, 38%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.125 291.8)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 38%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B8AE0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B8AE0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B8AE0 Complementary#CFE08A Analogous#8AA4E0 Analogous#C68AE0 Triadic#E09B8A Triadic#8AE09B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B8AE0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A99AE4 #B7AAE9 #C5BBED #CFC7F0 #DDD7F4 #EAE7F9

Shades

#7962D5 #5A3ECC #462DA9 #372385 #26195D #170F38

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