#8496BD Color

#8496BD is rgb(132, 150, 189) in RGB and hsl(221, 30%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8496BD

HEX#8496BD

RGBrgb(132, 150, 189)

HSLhsl(221, 30%, 63%)

HSVhsv(221, 30%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.062 265.4)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 21%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#8496BD Complementary#BDAB84 Analogous#84B3BD Analogous#8F84BD Triadic#BD8496 Triadic#96BD84

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#95A4C6 #A5B3CF #B6C1D8 #C7CFE1 #D7DDEA #E8EBF3

Shades

#6A80AF #526898 #44567E #344260 #253046 #151B28

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