#8991BE Color

#8991BE is rgb(137, 145, 190) in RGB and hsl(231, 29%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8991BE

HEX#8991BE

RGBrgb(137, 145, 190)

HSLhsl(231, 29%, 64%)

HSVhsv(231, 28%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.067 276.6)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 24%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#8991BE Complementary#BEB689 Analogous#89ABBE Analogous#9B89BE Triadic#BE8991 Triadic#91BE89

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#99A0C7 #A9AFD0 #BABFD9 #C7CBE0 #D8DAE9 #E8EAF2

Shades

#6B75AE #55609B #454D7D #363D63 #262B45 #181A2B

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