#9E8CC5 Color

#9E8CC5 is rgb(158, 140, 197) in RGB and hsl(259, 33%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8CC5

HEX#9E8CC5

RGBrgb(158, 140, 197)

HSLhsl(259, 33%, 66%)

HSVhsv(259, 29%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.085 298.6)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 29%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8CC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text7.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8CC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8CC5 Complementary#B3C58C Analogous#8C96C5 Analogous#BA8CC5 Triadic#C59E8C Triadic#8CC59E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8CC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AC9DCD #B8AAD4 #C6BBDD #D1C9E4 #E0DAEC #EBE7F3

Shades

#846DB6 #6C52A3 #574384 #453569 #31264B #1D162C

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