#8396ad

Color #8396ad

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.32 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8396ad

RGB

rgb(131, 150, 173)

HSL

hsl(212.9, 20.4%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.9, 24.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 13.3%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(61.35, -1.5, -14.25)

LCH

lch(61.35, 14.33, 263.99)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0406, 253.4)

HWB

hwb(212.9, 51.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9a83

Analogous

#83abad

#8396ad

#8583ad

Triadic

#8396ad

#ad8396

#96ad83

Split-complementary

#8396ad

#ad8583

#abad83

Tetradic

#8396ad

#9a83ad

#ad9a83

#96ad83

Square

#8396ad

#ad83ab

#ad9a83

#83ad85

Shades

Color #8396ad mixed toward black.

#657c98

#51637a

#3c4a5b

#28323d

#14191e

Tints

Color #8396ad mixed toward white.

#98a7bb

#acb9c8

#c1cad6

#d6dce4

#eaedf1

Tones

Color #8396ad mixed toward gray.

#8696a9

#8a97a6

#8d97a2

#91979f

#94989b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8ca8 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#8b89a7 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#84a4a3 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 10.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8396ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8396ad]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#8396ad (#8396ad) is rgb(131, 150, 173) in RGB.

No, #8396ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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