#9497BC Color

#9497BC is rgb(148, 151, 188) in RGB and hsl(236, 23%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9497BC

HEX#9497BC

RGBrgb(148, 151, 188)

HSLhsl(236, 23%, 66%)

HSVhsv(236, 21%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.054 281.2)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#9497BC Complementary#BCBA94 Analogous#94ABBC Analogous#A694BC Triadic#BC9497 Triadic#97BC94

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A4A6C6 #B1B3CE #C0C2D8 #CDCEE0 #DCDDE9 #E9EAF1

Shades

#787BAB #5E6297 #4D507A #3D3F61 #2B2D45 #1A1B29

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