#8991BD Color

#8991BD is rgb(137, 145, 189) in RGB and hsl(231, 28%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8991BD

HEX#8991BD

RGBrgb(137, 145, 189)

HSLhsl(231, 28%, 64%)

HSVhsv(231, 28%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.066 276.5)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 23%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8991BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8991BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8991BD Complementary#BDB589 Analogous#89ABBD Analogous#9B89BD Triadic#BD8991 Triadic#91BD89

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8991BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA0C6 #AAB0CF #BABFD8 #C8CBE0 #D8DAE9 #E8EAF2

Shades

#6C76AC #566099 #464E7C #373E62 #272B45 #181B2A

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