#8790b0

Color #8790b0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.02 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8790b0

RGB

rgb(135, 144, 176)

HSL

hsl(226.8, 20.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.8, 23.3%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 18.2%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(60.1, 3.89, -17.83)

LCH

lch(60.1, 18.25, 282.31)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0489, 272.7)

HWB

hwb(226.8, 52.9%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a787

Analogous

#87a5b0

#8790b0

#9387b0

Triadic

#8790b0

#b08790

#90b087

Split-complementary

#8790b0

#b09387

#a5b087

Tetradic

#8790b0

#a787b0

#b0a787

#90b087

Square

#8790b0

#b087a5

#b0a787

#87b093

Shades

Color #8790b0 mixed toward black.

#68739b

#525c7d

#3e455e

#292e3f

#15171f

Tints

Color #8790b0 mixed toward white.

#9ba3bd

#afb5ca

#c3c8d8

#d7dae5

#ebedf2

Tones

Color #8790b0 mixed toward gray.

#8a92ad

#8e94a9

#9196a6

#9598a2

#989a9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ba9 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#8a8aa7 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#87a3a2 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8790b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8790b0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8790b0 (#8790b0) is rgb(135, 144, 176) in RGB.

No, #8790b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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