#8996B8 Color

#8996B8 is rgb(137, 150, 184) in RGB and hsl(223, 25%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8996B8

HEX#8996B8

RGBrgb(137, 150, 184)

HSLhsl(223, 25%, 63%)

HSVhsv(223, 26%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.053 268.6)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 18%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8996B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8996B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8996B8 Complementary#B8AB89 Analogous#89AEB8 Analogous#9389B8 Triadic#B88996 Triadic#96B889

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8996B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#99A5C2 #A9B3CB #B9C1D5 #C9CFDE #D9DDE8 #E9EBF2

Shades

#7080A9 #586993 #495679 #37425C #283043 #171B26

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