#9F9DCD Color

#9F9DCD is rgb(159, 157, 205) in RGB and hsl(242, 32%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9F9DCD

HEX#9F9DCD

RGBrgb(159, 157, 205)

HSLhsl(242, 32%, 71%)

HSVhsv(242, 23%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.069 286.4)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 23%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9F9DCD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9F9DCD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9F9DCD Complementary#CBCD9D Analogous#9DB3CD Analogous#B79DCD Triadic#CD9F9D Triadic#9DCD9F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9F9DCD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ACABD4 #B9B8DB #C7C6E2 #D1D0E7 #DEDDEE #EBEBF5

Shades

#7E7CBB #605DAC #4B498D #3B396F #29284D #19182F

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