#9E8BB1 Color

#9E8BB1 is rgb(158, 139, 177) in RGB and hsl(270, 20%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8BB1

HEX#9E8BB1

RGBrgb(158, 139, 177)

HSLhsl(270, 20%, 62%)

HSVhsv(270, 21%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.059 307.5)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8BB1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text6.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8BB1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8BB1 Complementary#9EB18B Analogous#8B8BB1 Analogous#B18BB1 Triadic#B19E8B Triadic#8BB19E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8BB1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AB9ABC #B8A9C6 #C4B9D0 #D4CBDC #E0DAE7 #EDEAF1

Shades

#8A72A1 #735C8A #5E4B71 #4A3B59 #362B40 #1F1825

Use #9E8BB1 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex