#8997C8 Color

#8997C8 is rgb(137, 151, 200) in RGB and hsl(227, 36%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8997C8

HEX#8997C8

RGBrgb(137, 151, 200)

HSLhsl(227, 36%, 66%)

HSVhsv(227, 32%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.074 272)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 25%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8997C8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8997C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8997C8 Complementary#C8BA89 Analogous#89B6C8 Analogous#9B89C8 Triadic#C88997 Triadic#97C889

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8997C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AA6D0 #A8B2D6 #BAC2DE #C8CEE5 #D9DDED #E7EAF4

Shades

#6A7BB9 #4E61A6 #404F87 #333F6C #242D4C #151A2D

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