#9C8CB5 Color

#9C8CB5 is rgb(156, 140, 181) in RGB and hsl(263, 22%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C8CB5

HEX#9C8CB5

RGBrgb(156, 140, 181)

HSLhsl(263, 22%, 63%)

HSVhsv(263, 23%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.062 302.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C8CB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C8CB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C8CB5 Complementary#A5B58C Analogous#8C91B5 Analogous#B18CB5 Triadic#B59C8C Triadic#8CB59C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C8CB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A99BBF #B7ABC9 #C4BBD3 #D1CADD #DFDAE7 #ECE9F1

Shades

#8673A5 #6F5B8F #5C4C76 #463A5A #332A41 #1D1825

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