#9497A4 Color

#9497A4 is rgb(148, 151, 164) in RGB and hsl(229, 8%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9497A4

HEX#9497A4

RGBrgb(148, 151, 164)

HSLhsl(229, 8%, 61%)

HSVhsv(229, 10%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.019 275.5)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 8%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9497A4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9497A4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9497A4 Complementary#A4A194 Analogous#949EA4 Analogous#9994A4 Triadic#A49497 Triadic#97A494

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9497A4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A1A4AF #B2B4BD #C0C1C9 #CDCFD5 #DBDCE1 #ECECEF

Shades

#7E8191 #6A6D7C #575A66 #42444D #2F3037 #1C1D21

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