#9B8EC2 Color

#9B8EC2 is rgb(155, 142, 194) in RGB and hsl(255, 30%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9B8EC2

HEX#9B8EC2

RGBrgb(155, 142, 194)

HSLhsl(255, 30%, 66%)

HSVhsv(255, 27%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.077 295.7)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 27%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9B8EC2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9B8EC2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9B8EC2 Complementary#B5C28E Analogous#8E9BC2 Analogous#B58EC2 Triadic#C29B8E Triadic#8EC29B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9B8EC2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AA9FCB #B6ACD2 #C4BDDB #D0CAE2 #DFDBEB #EAE8F3

Shades

#8170B2 #68569F #554681 #433767 #302749 #1C172B

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