#8a9ab7

Color #8a9ab7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9ab7

RGB

rgb(138, 154, 183)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 23.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 24.6%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.6%, 15.8%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(63.29, 0.86, -16.92)

LCH

lch(63.29, 16.94, 272.91)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0466, 262.36)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 54.1%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7a78a

Analogous

#8ab0b7

#8a9ab7

#908ab7

Triadic

#8a9ab7

#b78a9a

#9ab78a

Split-complementary

#8a9ab7

#b7908a

#b0b78a

Tetradic

#8a9ab7

#a78ab7

#b7a78a

#9ab78a

Square

#8a9ab7

#b78ab0

#b7a78a

#8ab790

Shades

Color #8a9ab7 mixed toward black.

#697da3

#516484

#3d4b63

#293242

#141921

Tints

Color #8a9ab7 mixed toward white.

#9dabc3

#b1bccf

#c4ccdb

#d8dde7

#ebeef3

Tones

Color #8a9ab7 mixed toward gray.

#8e9bb3

#919caf

#959dac

#999ea8

#9d9fa4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191b1 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#908faf · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#8babaa · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9ab7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9ab7]

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

#8a9ab7 (#8a9ab7) is rgb(138, 154, 183) in RGB.

No, #8a9ab7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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