#9D8DAA Color

#9D8DAA is rgb(157, 141, 170) in RGB and hsl(273, 15%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9D8DAA

HEX#9D8DAA

RGBrgb(157, 141, 170)

HSLhsl(273, 15%, 61%)

HSVhsv(273, 17%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.046 309.9)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9D8DAA 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 #9D8DAA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9D8DAA Complementary#9AAA8D Analogous#8E8DAA Analogous#AA8DA9 Triadic#AA9D8D Triadic#8DAA9D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9D8DAA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AA9BB5 #B9ADC2 #C5BCCD #D2CAD8 #DED9E3 #EDEAF0

Shades

#897599 #746284 #60506D #483D52 #342B3B #1F1A23

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