#8496B3 Color

#8496B3 is rgb(132, 150, 179) in RGB and hsl(217, 24%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8496B3

HEX#8496B3

RGBrgb(132, 150, 179)

HSLhsl(217, 24%, 61%)

HSVhsv(217, 26%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.048 259.9)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8496B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text6.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8496B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8496B3 Complementary#B3A184 Analogous#84AEB3 Analogous#8984B3 Triadic#B38496 Triadic#96B384

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8496B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#93A3BD #A6B4C9 #B6C1D2 #C6CFDC #D6DCE6 #E9ECF1

Shades

#6A80A4 #576C8E #485975 #364359 #27303F #171D26

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