#8990bc

Color #8990bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.52 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8990bc

RGB

rgb(137, 144, 188)

HSL

hsl(231.8, 27.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.8, 27.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 23.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(60.69, 7.46, -23.7)

LCH

lch(60.69, 24.85, 287.47)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0659, 277.42)

HWB

hwb(231.8, 53.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb589

Analogous

#89a9bc

#8990bc

#9b89bc

Triadic

#8990bc

#bc8990

#90bc89

Split-complementary

#8990bc

#bc9b89

#a9bc89

Tetradic

#8990bc

#b589bc

#bcb589

#90bc89

Square

#8990bc

#bc89a9

#bcb589

#89bc9b

Shades

Color #8990bc mixed toward black.

#666fa8

#4e578a

#3b4168

#272b45

#141623

Tints

Color #8990bc mixed toward white.

#9da2c7

#b0b5d2

#c4c7dd

#d8dae9

#ebecf4

Tones

Color #8990bc mixed toward gray.

#8d93b8

#9196b3

#9699af

#9a9cab

#9e9fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cb3 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#8c8bb0 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#89aba9 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8990bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8990bc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8990bc (#8990bc) is rgb(137, 144, 188) in RGB.

No, #8990bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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