#9E8DAA Color

#9E8DAA is rgb(158, 141, 170) in RGB and hsl(275, 15%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8DAA

HEX#9E8DAA

RGBrgb(158, 141, 170)

HSLhsl(275, 15%, 61%)

HSVhsv(275, 17%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.046 311.3)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8DAA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8DAA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8DAA Complementary#99AA8D Analogous#8F8DAA Analogous#AA8DA8 Triadic#AA9E8D Triadic#8DAA9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8DAA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AA9BB5 #B9ADC2 #C6BCCD #D2CAD8 #DFD9E3 #EEEAF0

Shades

#8A7599 #766284 #61506D #493D52 #342B3B #1F1A23

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