#8797ac

Color #8797ac

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8797ac

RGB

rgb(135, 151, 172)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 18.2%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 21.5%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 12.2%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(61.88, -1.02, -12.87)

LCH

lch(61.88, 12.91, 265.47)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0362, 255.27)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 52.9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac9c87

Analogous

#87a9ac

#8797ac

#8a87ac

Triadic

#8797ac

#ac8797

#97ac87

Split-complementary

#8797ac

#ac8a87

#a9ac87

Tetradic

#8797ac

#9c87ac

#ac9c87

#97ac87

Square

#8797ac

#ac87a9

#ac9c87

#87ac8a

Shades

Color #8797ac mixed toward black.

#697d97

#546479

#3f4b5b

#2a323c

#15191e

Tints

Color #8797ac mixed toward white.

#9ba8ba

#afbac8

#c3cbd5

#d7dce3

#ebeef1

Tones

Color #8797ac mixed toward gray.

#8a97a9

#8d98a6

#9098a3

#9399a0

#96999d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ea7 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#8d8ca6 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#88a3a2 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8797ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8797ac]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8797ac (#8797ac) is rgb(135, 151, 172) in RGB.

No, #8797ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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