#8791aa

Color #8791aa

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8791aa

RGB

rgb(135, 145, 170)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 17.1%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 20.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 14.7%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(60.16, 1.9, -14.32)

LCH

lch(60.16, 14.45, 277.56)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.039, 268.09)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 52.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa087

Analogous

#87a2aa

#8791aa

#8e87aa

Triadic

#8791aa

#aa8791

#91aa87

Split-complementary

#8791aa

#aa8e87

#a2aa87

Tetradic

#8791aa

#a087aa

#aaa087

#91aa87

Square

#8791aa

#aa87a2

#aaa087

#87aa8e

Shades

Color #8791aa mixed toward black.

#697695

#545e77

#3f4759

#2a2f3c

#15181e

Tints

Color #8791aa mixed toward white.

#9ba3b8

#afb6c6

#c3c8d5

#d7dae3

#ebedf1

Tones

Color #8791aa mixed toward gray.

#8a92a7

#8d93a4

#9095a1

#93969e

#96979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ca4 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#8b8aa3 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#88a09f · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8791aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8791aa]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8791aa (#8791aa) is rgb(135, 145, 170) in RGB.

No, #8791aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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