#8496AE Color

#8496AE is rgb(132, 150, 174) in RGB and hsl(214, 21%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8496AE

HEX#8496AE

RGBrgb(132, 150, 174)

HSLhsl(214, 21%, 60%)

HSVhsv(214, 24%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.041 255.7)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 14%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8496AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8496AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8496AE Complementary#AE9C84 Analogous#84ACAE Analogous#8684AE Triadic#AE8496 Triadic#96AE84

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8496AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#93A3B8 #A6B3C5 #B5C0CF #C7D0DB #D7DDE5 #E9EDF1

Shades

#6B819E #596D88 #49596F #384556 #28323E #181E25

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