#9B8EBE Color

#9B8EBE is rgb(155, 142, 190) in RGB and hsl(256, 27%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B8EBE

HEX#9B8EBE

RGBrgb(155, 142, 190)

HSLhsl(256, 27%, 65%)

HSVhsv(256, 25%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.071 296.9)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 25%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B8EBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B8EBE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B8EBE Complementary#B1BE8E Analogous#8E99BE Analogous#B38EBE Triadic#BE9B8E Triadic#8EBE9B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B8EBE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A99EC7 #B4ABCF #C3BBD8 #D1CBE1 #DFDBEB #EBE8F2

Shades

#8171AD #6B599B #57497E #433861 #2F2744 #1D182A

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