#8797ad

Color #8797ad

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8797ad

RGB

rgb(135, 151, 173)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 18.8%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 22%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 12.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(61.91, -0.78, -13.38)

LCH

lch(61.91, 13.4, 266.66)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0374, 256.41)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 52.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9d87

Analogous

#87aaad

#8797ad

#8a87ad

Triadic

#8797ad

#ad8797

#97ad87

Split-complementary

#8797ad

#ad8a87

#aaad87

Tetradic

#8797ad

#9d87ad

#ad9d87

#97ad87

Square

#8797ad

#ad87aa

#ad9d87

#87ad8a

Shades

Color #8797ad mixed toward black.

#697d98

#53647a

#3f4b5b

#2a323d

#15191e

Tints

Color #8797ad mixed toward white.

#9ba8bb

#afbac8

#c3cbd6

#d7dce4

#ebeef1

Tones

Color #8797ad mixed toward gray.

#8a98aa

#8d98a7

#9199a4

#9499a0

#979a9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ea8 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#8d8ca7 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#88a4a3 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 10.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8797ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8797ad]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8797ad (#8797ad) is rgb(135, 151, 173) in RGB.

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

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