#898EA9 Color

#898EA9 is rgb(137, 142, 169) in RGB and hsl(231, 16%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#898EA9

HEX#898EA9

RGBrgb(137, 142, 169)

HSLhsl(231, 16%, 60%)

HSVhsv(231, 19%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.041 277)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #898EA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #898EA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#898EA9 Complementary#A9A489 Analogous#899EA9 Analogous#9489A9 Triadic#A9898E Triadic#8EA989

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #898EA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#979CB4 #A9ADC1 #B8BBCC #CACCD8 #D9DAE3 #EAEBF0

Shades

#717798 #5E6482 #4D526A #3C3F53 #2B2D3B #1A1B23

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