#9E8EA4 Color

#9E8EA4 is rgb(158, 142, 164) in RGB and hsl(284, 11%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8EA4

HEX#9E8EA4

RGBrgb(158, 142, 164)

HSLhsl(284, 11%, 60%)

HSVhsv(284, 13%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.037 316.8)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8EA4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8EA4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8EA4 Complementary#94A48E Analogous#938EA4 Analogous#A48E9F Triadic#A49E8E Triadic#8EA49E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8EA4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AA9CB0 #B9ADBD #C5BBC9 #D3CCD6 #E0DAE1 #EEEBEF

Shades

#8B7792 #76647D #615266 #4B404F #362D39 #201B22

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