#9E9CDD Color

#9E9CDD is rgb(158, 156, 221) in RGB and hsl(242, 49%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9E9CDD

HEX#9E9CDD

RGBrgb(158, 156, 221)

HSLhsl(242, 49%, 74%)

HSVhsv(242, 29%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.094 285.2)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 29%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E9CDD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E9CDD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E9CDD Complementary#DBDD9C Analogous#9CBBDD Analogous#BF9CDD Triadic#DD9E9C Triadic#9CDD9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E9CDD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAA8E1 #B8B7E6 #C4C2EA #D2D1EF #DEDDF3 #ECECF8

Shades

#7976D0 #5450C3 #3D39A7 #2F2C81 #211F5B #131235

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