#9C8EA4 Color

#9C8EA4 is rgb(156, 142, 164) in RGB and hsl(278, 11%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C8EA4

HEX#9C8EA4

RGBrgb(156, 142, 164)

HSLhsl(278, 11%, 60%)

HSVhsv(278, 13%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.036 313.4)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C8EA4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C8EA4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C8EA4 Complementary#96A48E Analogous#918EA4 Analogous#A48EA1 Triadic#A49C8E Triadic#8EA49C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C8EA4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A89CB0 #B7ADBD #C4BBC9 #D2CCD6 #DFDAE1 #EEEBEF

Shades

#887792 #73647D #5E5266 #49404F #342D39 #1F1B22

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