#8496B8 Color

#8496B8 is rgb(132, 150, 184) in RGB and hsl(219, 27%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8496B8

HEX#8496B8

RGBrgb(132, 150, 184)

HSLhsl(219, 27%, 62%)

HSVhsv(219, 28%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.055 263)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 18%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8496B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8496B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8496B8 Complementary#B8A684 Analogous#84B0B8 Analogous#8C84B8 Triadic#B88496 Triadic#96B884

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8496B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#94A4C2 #A4B2CB #B5C0D4 #C8D0DF #D8DEE9 #E8ECF2

Shades

#6A80A9 #546992 #455778 #36445E #273144 #161C27

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