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#8C96C2 Cool Gray

The nearest named color to #8C96C2 is Cool Gray (#94A3B8).

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#8C96C2

Cool Gray

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #8C96C2?

HEX
#8C96C2
RGB
rgb(140, 150, 194)
HSL
hsl(229, 31%, 65%)
OKLCH
oklch(68.1% 0.066 275)
CMYK
28, 23, 0, 24

#8C96C2 has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 against white and 7.26:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #8C96C2
#8C96C2
Same color
White
2.9Fail
Near-black
6.0AA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #8C96C2 · 6.0:1

Tints and shades of #8C96C2

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F2F5FF
  2. #C9D3FF
  3. #A9B4E2
  4. #8C96C2
  5. #7079A3
  6. #555D86
  7. #3B4369
  8. #23294E
  9. #0E1133

Colors that go with #8C96C2

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Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Cool Gray, #8C96C2 and Cadet Blue, #57A597; Lilac, #B4A7D0 and Cadet Blue, #719FB4 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --cool-gray-1: #8C96C2; /* Cool Gray */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #8C96C2

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (18)

Harbor Fog

Arctic Fox

Mesh gradients (2)