#8396c2

Color #8396c2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.38 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8396c2

RGB

rgb(131, 150, 194)

HSL

hsl(221.9, 34.1%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.9, 32.5%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 22.7%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(62.11, 3.75, -24.94)

LCH

lch(62.11, 25.22, 278.55)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.069, 266.43)

HWB

hwb(221.9, 51.4%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2af83

Analogous

#83b5c2

#8396c2

#8f83c2

Triadic

#8396c2

#c28396

#96c283

Split-complementary

#8396c2

#c28f83

#b5c283

Tetradic

#8396c2

#af83c2

#c2af83

#96c283

Square

#8396c2

#c283b5

#c2af83

#83c28f

Shades

Color #8396c2 mixed toward black.

#5f77b0

#475e91

#36466d

#242f49

#121724

Tints

Color #8396c2 mixed toward white.

#98a7cc

#acb9d6

#c1cae0

#d6dceb

#eaedf5

Tones

Color #8396c2 mixed toward gray.

#8898bd

#8d9ab7

#939cb2

#989ead

#9da0a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cb9 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#8b89b6 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#84b1af · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8396c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8396c2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8396c2 (#8396c2) is rgb(131, 150, 194) in RGB.

No, #8396c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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