#8a98b5

Color #8a98b5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a98b5

RGB

rgb(138, 152, 181)

HSL

hsl(220.5, 22.5%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.5, 23.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.8%, 16%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(62.67, 1.51, -16.73)

LCH

lch(62.67, 16.8, 275.16)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0459, 264.87)

HWB

hwb(220.5, 54.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a78a

Analogous

#8aadb5

#8a98b5

#918ab5

Triadic

#8a98b5

#b58a98

#98b58a

Split-complementary

#8a98b5

#b5918a

#adb58a

Tetradic

#8a98b5

#a78ab5

#b5a78a

#98b58a

Square

#8a98b5

#b58aad

#b5a78a

#8ab591

Shades

Color #8a98b5 mixed toward black.

#697ba0

#526282

#3e4962

#293141

#151821

Tints

Color #8a98b5 mixed toward white.

#9da9c1

#b1bace

#c4cbda

#d8dde6

#ebeef3

Tones

Color #8a98b5 mixed toward gray.

#8d99b1

#919aae

#959caa

#989da7

#9c9ea3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090af · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#8f8ead · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#8ba9a8 · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a98b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a98b5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a98b5 (#8a98b5) is rgb(138, 152, 181) in RGB.

No, #8a98b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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