#898BAE Color

#898BAE is rgb(137, 139, 174) in RGB and hsl(237, 19%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#898BAE

HEX#898BAE

RGBrgb(137, 139, 174)

HSLhsl(237, 19%, 61%)

HSVhsv(237, 21%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.052 282.3)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #898BAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #898BAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#898BAE Complementary#AEAD89 Analogous#899DAE Analogous#9A89AE Triadic#AE898B Triadic#8BAE89

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #898BAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9899B9 #AAABC5 #B9BACF #C8C9DA #D8D8E4 #EAEAF1

Shades

#70739E #5D5F89 #4C4E70 #3A3B55 #292A3D #191924

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