#9D8AAD Color

#9D8AAD is rgb(157, 138, 173) in RGB and hsl(273, 18%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9D8AAD

HEX#9D8AAD

RGBrgb(157, 138, 173)

HSLhsl(273, 18%, 61%)

HSVhsv(273, 20%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.055 309.4)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 20%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9D8AAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9D8AAD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9D8AAD Complementary#9AAD8A Analogous#8B8AAD Analogous#AD8AAC Triadic#AD9D8A Triadic#8AAD9D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9D8AAD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AA99B8 #B9ABC4 #C5BACF #D2C9D9 #DED8E4 #EDEAF0

Shades

#89729D #755E87 #604D6F #493B54 #342A3C #1F1924

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