#8a8fbd

Color #8a8fbd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8fbd

RGB

rgb(138, 143, 189)

HSL

hsl(234.1, 27.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.1, 27%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(60.54, 8.59, -24.5)

LCH

lch(60.54, 25.96, 289.32)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0684, 279.5)

HWB

hwb(234.1, 54.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb88a

Analogous

#8aa8bd

#8a8fbd

#9e8abd

Triadic

#8a8fbd

#bd8a8f

#8fbd8a

Split-complementary

#8a8fbd

#bd9e8a

#a8bd8a

Tetradic

#8a8fbd

#b88abd

#bdb88a

#8fbd8a

Square

#8a8fbd

#bd8aa8

#bdb88a

#8abd9e

Shades

Color #8a8fbd mixed toward black.

#676ea9

#4f558b

#3b3f69

#272a46

#141523

Tints

Color #8a8fbd mixed toward white.

#9da2c8

#b1b4d3

#c4c7de

#d8dae9

#ebecf4

Tones

Color #8a8fbd mixed toward gray.

#8e92b9

#9296b4

#9799b0

#9b9dac

#9fa0a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cb3 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#8c8cb1 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#8aaba9 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8fbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8fbd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8a8fbd (#8a8fbd) is rgb(138, 143, 189) in RGB.

No, #8a8fbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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