#8C97BA Color

#8C97BA is rgb(140, 151, 186) in RGB and hsl(226, 25%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8C97BA

HEX#8C97BA

RGBrgb(140, 151, 186)

HSLhsl(226, 25%, 64%)

HSVhsv(226, 25%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.053 271.3)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C97BA 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 text7.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C97BA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C97BA Complementary#BAAF8C Analogous#8CAEBA Analogous#988CBA Triadic#BA8C97 Triadic#97BA8C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C97BA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CA5C4 #ACB4CD #BCC2D7 #C9CEDE #D9DCE8 #E9EBF2

Shades

#707DA9 #5A6896 #495479 #394260 #282E43 #191D29

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