#8493B8 Color

#8493B8 is rgb(132, 147, 184) in RGB and hsl(223, 27%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8493B8

HEX#8493B8

RGBrgb(132, 147, 184)

HSLhsl(223, 27%, 62%)

HSVhsv(223, 28%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.058 267.6)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8493B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8493B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8493B8 Complementary#B8A984 Analogous#84ADB8 Analogous#8F84B8 Triadic#B88493 Triadic#93B884

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8493B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#94A1C2 #A4AFCB #B5BDD4 #C8CFDF #D8DDE9 #E8EBF2

Shades

#6A7CA9 #546592 #455378 #36415E #272F44 #161B27

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