#8599b1

Color #8599b1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8599b1

RGB

rgb(133, 153, 177)

HSL

hsl(212.7, 22%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.7, 24.9%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 13.6%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(62.46, -1.59, -14.83)

LCH

lch(62.46, 14.91, 263.88)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0423, 253.11)

HWB

hwb(212.7, 52.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b19d85

Analogous

#85afb1

#8599b1

#8785b1

Triadic

#8599b1

#b18599

#99b185

Split-complementary

#8599b1

#b18785

#afb185

Tetradic

#8599b1

#9d85b1

#b19d85

#99b185

Square

#8599b1

#b185af

#b19d85

#85b187

Shades

Color #8599b1 mixed toward black.

#667f9d

#51657e

#3c4c5f

#28333f

#141920

Tints

Color #8599b1 mixed toward white.

#99aabe

#aebbcb

#c2ccd8

#d6dde5

#ebeef2

Tones

Color #8599b1 mixed toward gray.

#8999ad

#8c9aaa

#909aa6

#949aa2

#979b9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8eac · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#8d8baa · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#86a7a6 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8599b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8599b1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8599b1 (#8599b1) is rgb(133, 153, 177) in RGB.

No, #8599b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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