#A9A8C2 Color

#A9A8C2 is rgb(169, 168, 194) in RGB and hsl(242, 18%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A9A8C2

HEX#A9A8C2

RGBrgb(169, 168, 194)

HSLhsl(242, 18%, 71%)

HSVhsv(242, 13%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.037 287.2)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9A8C2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9A8C2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9A8C2 Complementary#C1C2A8 Analogous#A8B4C2 Analogous#B6A8C2 Triadic#C2A9A8 Triadic#A8C2A9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9A8C2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5B4CB #C0C0D3 #CCCCDB #D5D5E2 #E1E1EA #EDEDF2

Shades

#8B8AAD #706F9B #59587E #464563 #313045 #1E1D2A

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