#9C8AE5 Color

#9C8AE5 is rgb(156, 138, 229) in RGB and hsl(252, 64%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C8AE5

HEX#9C8AE5

RGBrgb(156, 138, 229)

HSLhsl(252, 64%, 72%)

HSVhsv(252, 40%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.132 291.6)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 40%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C8AE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C8AE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C8AE5 Complementary#D3E58A Analogous#8AA5E5 Analogous#CA8AE5 Triadic#E59C8A Triadic#8AE59C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C8AE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AA9BE9 #B5A7EC #C3B8EF #D1C9F3 #DFD9F7 #EAE6F9

Shades

#7960DC #593AD4 #4427B4 #341E8A #241560 #160D3B

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