#8a97bc

Color #8a97bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.17 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a97bc

RGB

rgb(138, 151, 188)

HSL

hsl(224.4, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.4, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.6%, 19.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.65, 3.77, -20.7)

LCH

lch(62.65, 21.04, 280.32)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0568, 269.7)

HWB

hwb(224.4, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcaf8a

Analogous

#8ab0bc

#8a97bc

#968abc

Triadic

#8a97bc

#bc8a97

#97bc8a

Split-complementary

#8a97bc

#bc968a

#b0bc8a

Tetradic

#8a97bc

#af8abc

#bcaf8a

#97bc8a

Square

#8a97bc

#bc8ab0

#bcaf8a

#8abc96

Shades

Color #8a97bc mixed toward black.

#6778a8

#4f5e8a

#3b4768

#282f45

#141823

Tints

Color #8a97bc mixed toward white.

#9da8c7

#b1bad2

#c4cbdd

#d8dce9

#ebeef4

Tones

Color #8a97bc mixed toward gray.

#8e99b8

#929bb4

#969daf

#9b9fab

#9fa1a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090b4 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#8f8eb2 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#8badac · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a97bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a97bc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a97bc (#8a97bc) is rgb(138, 151, 188) in RGB.

No, #8a97bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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