#8495b3

Color #8495b3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8495b3

RGB

rgb(132, 149, 179)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 23.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 26.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 16.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(61.35, 0.83, -17.64)

LCH

lch(61.35, 17.66, 272.69)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0488, 261.75)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 51.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3a284

Analogous

#84adb3

#8495b3

#8b84b3

Triadic

#8495b3

#b38495

#95b384

Split-complementary

#8495b3

#b38b84

#adb384

Tetradic

#8495b3

#a284b3

#b3a284

#95b384

Square

#8495b3

#b384ad

#b3a284

#84b38b

Shades

Color #8495b3 mixed toward black.

#64799f

#4f6180

#3b4960

#283040

#141820

Tints

Color #8495b3 mixed toward white.

#99a7c0

#adb8cc

#c2cad9

#d6dce6

#ebedf2

Tones

Color #8495b3 mixed toward gray.

#8896af

#8c97ab

#9098a7

#9499a3

#989a9f

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

#8c8cac · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#8b89ab · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#85a7a6 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8495b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8495b3]

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

#8495b3 (#8495b3) is rgb(132, 149, 179) in RGB.

No, #8495b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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