#9E8AAD Color

#9E8AAD is rgb(158, 138, 173) in RGB and hsl(274, 18%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8AAD

HEX#9E8AAD

RGBrgb(158, 138, 173)

HSLhsl(274, 18%, 61%)

HSVhsv(274, 20%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.056 310.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8AAD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8AAD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8AAD Complementary#99AD8A Analogous#8C8AAD Analogous#AD8AAB Triadic#AD9E8A Triadic#8AAD9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8AAD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AA99B8 #B9ABC4 #C6BACF #D2C9D9 #DFD8E4 #EEEAF0

Shades

#8A729D #765E87 #614D6F #493B54 #342A3C #1F1924

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