#8988AA Color

#8988AA is rgb(137, 136, 170) in RGB and hsl(242, 17%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8988AA

HEX#8988AA

RGBrgb(137, 136, 170)

HSLhsl(242, 17%, 60%)

HSVhsv(242, 20%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(64% 0.051 286.2)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8988AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8988AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8988AA Complementary#A9AA88 Analogous#8898AA Analogous#9A88AA Triadic#AA8988 Triadic#88AA89

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8988AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9897B5 #A9A8C2 #B8B7CC #CAC9D9 #D9D8E3 #EAEAF0

Shades

#717099 #5E5D83 #4D4C6B #3C3B54 #2B2A3C #1A1924

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