#8a99c9

Color #8a99c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.08 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a99c9

RGB

rgb(138, 153, 201)

HSL

hsl(225.7, 36.8%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.7, 31.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.3%, 23.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(63.67, 5.9, -26.41)

LCH

lch(63.67, 27.06, 282.59)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.073, 270.94)

HWB

hwb(225.7, 54.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9ba8a

Analogous

#8ab9c9

#8a99c9

#9b8ac9

Triadic

#8a99c9

#c98a99

#99c98a

Split-complementary

#8a99c9

#c99b8a

#b9c98a

Tetradic

#8a99c9

#ba8ac9

#c9ba8a

#99c98a

Square

#8a99c9

#c98ab9

#c9ba8a

#8ac99b

Shades

Color #8a99c9 mixed toward black.

#6377b7

#475b9b

#364474

#242e4d

#121727

Tints

Color #8a99c9 mixed toward white.

#9eaad2

#b1bbdb

#c5cce4

#d8dded

#eceef6

Tones

Color #8a99c9 mixed toward gray.

#8f9cc4

#959fbf

#9aa1b9

#9fa4b4

#a4a7af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191bf · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#908fbc · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#8bb6b4 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a99c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a99c9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a99c9 (#8a99c9) is rgb(138, 153, 201) in RGB.

No, #8a99c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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