#8990BD Color

#8990BD is rgb(137, 144, 189) in RGB and hsl(232, 28%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8990BD

HEX#8990BD

RGBrgb(137, 144, 189)

HSLhsl(232, 28%, 64%)

HSVhsv(232, 28%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.067 277.5)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 24%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8990BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8990BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8990BD Complementary#BDB689 Analogous#89AABD Analogous#9C89BD Triadic#BD8990 Triadic#90BD89

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8990BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA0C6 #AAAFCF #BABED8 #C8CBE0 #D8DAE9 #E8E9F2

Shades

#6C75AC #565F99 #464D7C #373D62 #272B45 #181A2A

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