#8A97C1 Color

#8A97C1 is rgb(138, 151, 193) in RGB and hsl(226, 31%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8A97C1

HEX#8A97C1

RGBrgb(138, 151, 193)

HSLhsl(226, 31%, 65%)

HSVhsv(226, 28%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.064 271.3)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 22%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A97C1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A97C1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A97C1 Complementary#C1B58A Analogous#8AB3C1 Analogous#998AC1 Triadic#C18A97 Triadic#97C18A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A97C1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BA6CA #A8B2D1 #B9C1DA #CACFE3 #DADEEC #E8EAF3

Shades

#6C7CB2 #5466A0 #455382 #354064 #252D46 #171C2B

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