#8397b9

Color #8397b9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.22 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8397b9

RGB

rgb(131, 151, 185)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 27.8%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 29.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.2%, 18.4%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(62.05, 0.89, -19.97)

LCH

lch(62.05, 19.99, 272.55)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0556, 261)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 51.4%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9a583

Analogous

#83b2b9

#8397b9

#8a83b9

Triadic

#8397b9

#b98397

#97b983

Split-complementary

#8397b9

#b98a83

#b2b983

Tetradic

#8397b9

#a583b9

#b9a583

#97b983

Square

#8397b9

#b983b2

#b9a583

#83b98a

Shades

Color #8397b9 mixed toward black.

#617ba6

#4c6287

#394965

#263143

#131822

Tints

Color #8397b9 mixed toward white.

#98a8c5

#acbad0

#c1cbdc

#d6dce8

#eaeef3

Tones

Color #8397b9 mixed toward gray.

#8898b5

#8c99b0

#919bac

#959ca7

#9a9da3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cb2 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#8b89b0 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#84abaa · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8397b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8397b9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8397b9 (#8397b9) is rgb(131, 151, 185) in RGB.

No, #8397b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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