#9E9CD3 Color

#9E9CD3 is rgb(158, 156, 211) in RGB and hsl(242, 38%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E9CD3

HEX#9E9CD3

RGBrgb(158, 156, 211)

HSLhsl(242, 38%, 72%)

HSVhsv(242, 26%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.08 285.9)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 26%, 0%, 17%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E9CD3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E9CD3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E9CD3 Complementary#D1D39C Analogous#9CB6D3 Analogous#B99CD3 Triadic#D39E9C Triadic#9CD39E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E9CD3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ACABD9 #B6B5DE #C4C3E4 #D2D1EA #E0DFF1 #EAEAF6

Shades

#7C79C3 #5D5AB5 #474497 #363474 #262451 #171631

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