#9C9CC9 Color

#9C9CC9 is rgb(156, 156, 201) in RGB and hsl(240, 29%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9C9CC9

HEX#9C9CC9

RGBrgb(156, 156, 201)

HSLhsl(240, 29%, 70%)

HSVhsv(240, 22%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.065 284.6)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 22%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9C9CC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9C9CC9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9C9CC9 Complementary#C9C99C Analogous#9CB2C9 Analogous#B29CC9 Triadic#C99C9C Triadic#9CC99C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9C9CC9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9A9D0 #B7B7D7 #C4C4DE #D1D1E6 #DEDEED #EBEBF4

Shades

#7F7FB8 #5E5EA6 #4C4C8A #3A3A69 #2A2A4C #18182B

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