#9B8CE3 Color

#9B8CE3 is rgb(155, 140, 227) in RGB and hsl(250, 61%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B8CE3

HEX#9B8CE3

RGBrgb(155, 140, 227)

HSLhsl(250, 61%, 72%)

HSVhsv(250, 38%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.126 290.6)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 38%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B8CE3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B8CE3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B8CE3 Complementary#D5E38C Analogous#8CA9E3 Analogous#C68CE3 Triadic#E39B8C Triadic#8CE39B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B8CE3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A99CE7 #B4A9EA #C2B9EE #D0CAF2 #DFDAF6 #E9E6F9

Shades

#7763D9 #563ED0 #412BB1 #322187 #23175E #150E39

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