#8997BE Color

#8997BE is rgb(137, 151, 190) in RGB and hsl(224, 29%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8997BE

HEX#8997BE

RGBrgb(137, 151, 190)

HSLhsl(224, 29%, 64%)

HSVhsv(224, 28%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.06 269.4)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8997BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8997BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8997BE Complementary#BEB089 Analogous#89B1BE Analogous#9589BE Triadic#BE8997 Triadic#97BE89

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8997BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#99A5C7 #A9B4D0 #BAC2D9 #C7CEE0 #D8DCE9 #E8EBF2

Shades

#6B7DAE #55689B #45547D #364263 #262E45 #181D2B

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