#8979B4 Color

#8979B4 is rgb(137, 121, 180) in RGB and hsl(256, 28%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8979B4

HEX#8979B4

RGBrgb(137, 121, 180)

HSLhsl(256, 28%, 59%)

HSVhsv(256, 33%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.089 296.1)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 33%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8979B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8979B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8979B4 Complementary#A4B479 Analogous#7987B4 Analogous#A679B4 Triadic#B48979 Triadic#79B489

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8979B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A8DBF #A99DC8 #BAB1D3 #C8C1DC #DAD5E7 #E8E5F0

Shades

#725FA5 #5F4F8C #4E4072 #3E335B #2C2541 #1B1627

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