#8D8C9E Hex Color
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#8d8c9e is a muted, ashy purple with a matte finish and a gray cast. Its subdued lightness supports calm, spiritual, and understated designs without feeling stark. Use it as a supporting tone with navy, cream, or burgundy in branding, interfaces, and editorial layouts. Black text reads clearly on this color. The hex code is #8d8c9e.
Questions about #8d8c9e
What is #8d8c9e in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #8d8c9e is rgb(141, 140, 158), in HSL hsl(243, 8%, 58%) and in CMYK 11%, 11%, 0%, 38%.
What colors pair well with #8d8c9e?
Does #8d8c9e read as warm or cool?
#8d8c9e reads as a cool, muted purple because its gray cast tempers the hue, reduces saturation, and keeps it from feeling vivid or warm, giving layouts a calm, spiritual, and understated visual character.
Is #8d8c9e readable on white or black?
#8d8c9e has a 3.29:1 contrast ratio on white and 6.37:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.