#8497AE Color

#8497AE is rgb(132, 151, 174) in RGB and hsl(213, 21%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8497AE

HEX#8497AE

RGBrgb(132, 151, 174)

HSLhsl(213, 21%, 60%)

HSVhsv(213, 24%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.041 253.3)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 13%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8497AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8497AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8497AE Complementary#AE9B84 Analogous#84ACAE Analogous#8684AE Triadic#AE8497 Triadic#97AE84

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8497AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#93A4B8 #A6B3C5 #B5C1CF #C7D0DB #D7DDE5 #E9EDF1

Shades

#6B829E #596E88 #495A6F #384656 #28323E #181E25

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