#9B8CB5 Color

#9B8CB5 is rgb(155, 140, 181) in RGB and hsl(262, 22%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B8CB5

HEX#9B8CB5

RGBrgb(155, 140, 181)

HSLhsl(262, 22%, 63%)

HSVhsv(262, 23%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.062 301.5)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B8CB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B8CB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B8CB5 Complementary#A6B58C Analogous#8C91B5 Analogous#B08CB5 Triadic#B59B8C Triadic#8CB59B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B8CB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A99BBF #B6ABC9 #C4BBD3 #D1CADD #DFDAE7 #ECE9F1

Shades

#8673A5 #6E5B8F #5B4C76 #463A5A #322A41 #1D1825

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