#9E8EBE Color

#9E8EBE is rgb(158, 142, 190) in RGB and hsl(260, 27%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E8EBE

HEX#9E8EBE

RGBrgb(158, 142, 190)

HSLhsl(260, 27%, 65%)

HSVhsv(260, 25%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.072 299.8)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 25%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E8EBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E8EBE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E8EBE Complementary#AEBE8E Analogous#8E96BE Analogous#B68EBE Triadic#BE9E8E Triadic#8EBE9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E8EBE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AC9EC7 #B7ABCF #C5BBD8 #D3CBE1 #E0DBEB #ECE8F2

Shades

#8571AD #6F599B #5A497E #463861 #312744 #1E182A

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