#8493aa

Color #8493aa

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.71 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8493aa

RGB

rgb(132, 147, 170)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 18.3%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 22.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 13.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(60.49, -0.21, -13.85)

LCH

lch(60.49, 13.85, 269.13)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0384, 258.89)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 51.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa9b84

Analogous

#84a6aa

#8493aa

#8884aa

Triadic

#8493aa

#aa8493

#93aa84

Split-complementary

#8493aa

#aa8884

#a6aa84

Tetradic

#8493aa

#9b84aa

#aa9b84

#93aa84

Square

#8493aa

#aa84a6

#aa9b84

#84aa88

Shades

Color #8493aa mixed toward black.

#677995

#526177

#3e4959

#29303c

#15181e

Tints

Color #8493aa mixed toward white.

#98a5b8

#adb7c6

#c1c9d4

#d6dbe3

#eaedf1

Tones

Color #8493aa mixed toward gray.

#8794a7

#8a94a4

#8d95a0

#91969d

#94969a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ba5 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#8a89a4 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#85a1a0 · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8493aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8493aa]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8493aa (#8493aa) is rgb(132, 147, 170) in RGB.

No, #8493aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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