#8E97B8 Color

#8E97B8 is rgb(142, 151, 184) in RGB and hsl(227, 23%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E97B8

HEX#8E97B8

RGBrgb(142, 151, 184)

HSLhsl(227, 23%, 64%)

HSVhsv(227, 23%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.05 273.1)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 18%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E97B8 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 text7.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E97B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E97B8 Complementary#B8AF8E Analogous#8EACB8 Analogous#9A8EB8 Triadic#B88E97 Triadic#97B88E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E97B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9EA6C2 #ADB4CC #BDC2D6 #CACEDE #D9DCE7 #E9EBF1

Shades

#727DA7 #5C6893 #4B5477 #3B435E #292F42 #1A1D29

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