#9F9EBD Color

#9F9EBD is rgb(159, 158, 189) in RGB and hsl(242, 19%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9F9EBD

HEX#9F9EBD

RGBrgb(159, 158, 189)

HSLhsl(242, 19%, 68%)

HSVhsv(242, 16%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.045 286.7)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9F9EBD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9F9EBD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9F9EBD Complementary#BCBD9E Analogous#9EACBD Analogous#AE9EBD Triadic#BD9F9E Triadic#9EBD9F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9F9EBD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ABAAC5 #BAB9CF #C6C5D8 #D2D1E0 #DEDEE8 #EDEDF3

Shades

#8483AA #696798 #56557C #41405E #2E2D43 #1B1B27

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