Medium Grey (8E8BC6) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Medium Grey"

Neutral · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of trust and stability. Evokes professionalism, security and serenity.

✨ Uses

Finance, banking, enterprise, software, social networks.

Tip

Medium Grey pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #8E8BC6

RGB rgb(142, 139, 198)

HSL hsl(243°, 34%, 66%)

CMYK C:28% M:30% Y:0% K:22%

Luminance 0.2882

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.15:1

Aa — #8E8BC6

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.66:1

Aa — #8E8BC6

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8E8BC6 #C3C68B

Analogous

#8BA5C6 #8E8BC6 #AB8BC6

Triadic

#8E8BC6 #C68E8B #8BC68E

Split-comp.

#8E8BC6 #C6AB8B #A5C68B

Tetradic

#8E8BC6 #C68BA5 #C3C68B #8BC6AB

Monochromatic

#343252 #5C5991 #9693BD #B5B3D0 #E3E3EE

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