#8E97BE Color

#8E97BE is rgb(142, 151, 190) in RGB and hsl(229, 27%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8E97BE

HEX#8E97BE

RGBrgb(142, 151, 190)

HSLhsl(229, 27%, 65%)

HSVhsv(229, 25%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.058 274.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E97BE 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 #8E97BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E97BE Complementary#BEB58E Analogous#8EAFBE Analogous#9D8EBE Triadic#BE8E96 Triadic#96BE8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E97BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9EA5C7 #ABB1CF #BBC0D8 #CBCFE1 #DBDEEB #E8EAF2

Shades

#717CAD #59659B #49527E #383F61 #272C44 #181B2A

Use #8E97BE in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex