#8497B3 Color

#8497B3 is rgb(132, 151, 179) in RGB and hsl(216, 24%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8497B3

HEX#8497B3

RGBrgb(132, 151, 179)

HSLhsl(216, 24%, 61%)

HSVhsv(216, 26%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.047 258)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8497B3 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 text7.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8497B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8497B3 Complementary#B3A084 Analogous#84AFB3 Analogous#8884B3 Triadic#B38497 Triadic#97B384

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8497B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#93A4BD #A6B4C9 #B6C2D2 #C6CFDC #D6DCE6 #E9ECF1

Shades

#6A81A4 #576D8E #485A75 #364459 #27313F #171D26

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