#9B8BE5 Color

#9B8BE5 is rgb(155, 139, 229) in RGB and hsl(251, 63%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B8BE5

HEX#9B8BE5

RGBrgb(155, 139, 229)

HSLhsl(251, 63%, 72%)

HSVhsv(251, 39%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.131 290.7)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 39%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B8BE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B8BE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B8BE5 Complementary#D4E58B Analogous#8BA7E5 Analogous#C88BE5 Triadic#E59B8B Triadic#8BE59B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B8BE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A99BE8 #B4A8EB #C2B8EF #D1C9F3 #DFDAF7 #EAE6F9

Shades

#7761DB #573CD3 #4229B3 #331F89 #231660 #150D3A

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