#8599BC Color

#8599BC is rgb(133, 153, 188) in RGB and hsl(218, 29%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8599BC

HEX#8599BC

RGBrgb(133, 153, 188)

HSLhsl(218, 29%, 63%)

HSVhsv(218, 29%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.057 261.6)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8599BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8599BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8599BC Complementary#BCA885 Analogous#85B5BC Analogous#8D85BC Triadic#BC8599 Triadic#99BC85

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8599BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#96A7C5 #A6B5CE #B7C3D7 #C7D0E0 #D8DEE9 #E8ECF2

Shades

#6B83AE #536C97 #45597D #35445F #263145 #161C27

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