#899cbc

Color #899cbc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.44 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#899cbc

RGB

rgb(137, 156, 188)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 27.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 27.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 17%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(63.94, 0.65, -18.74)

LCH

lch(63.94, 18.75, 271.99)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0521, 260.83)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 53.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bca989

Analogous

#89b6bc

#899cbc

#8f89bc

Triadic

#899cbc

#bc899c

#9cbc89

Split-complementary

#899cbc

#bc8f89

#b6bc89

Tetradic

#899cbc

#a989bc

#bca989

#9cbc89

Square

#899cbc

#bc89b6

#bca989

#89bc8f

Shades

Color #899cbc mixed toward black.

#667fa8

#4e658a

#3b4c68

#273245

#141923

Tints

Color #899cbc mixed toward white.

#9dacc7

#b0bdd2

#c4cddd

#d8dee9

#ebeef4

Tones

Color #899cbc mixed toward gray.

#8d9db8

#919eb3

#969faf

#9aa0ab

#9ea1a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292b5 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#918fb3 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#8aafae · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #899cbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#899cbc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#899cbc (#899cbc) is rgb(137, 156, 188) in RGB.

No, #899cbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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