#8a9cb5

Color #8a9cb5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.92 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9cb5

RGB

rgb(138, 156, 181)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 22.5%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 23.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.8%, 13.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(63.77, -0.73, -15.07)

LCH

lch(63.77, 15.09, 267.23)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0423, 256.59)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 54.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a38a

Analogous

#8ab1b5

#8a9cb5

#8d8ab5

Triadic

#8a9cb5

#b58a9c

#9cb58a

Split-complementary

#8a9cb5

#b58d8a

#b1b58a

Tetradic

#8a9cb5

#a38ab5

#b5a38a

#9cb58a

Square

#8a9cb5

#b58ab1

#b5a38a

#8ab58d

Shades

Color #8a9cb5 mixed toward black.

#6980a0

#526682

#3e4d62

#293341

#151a21

Tints

Color #8a9cb5 mixed toward white.

#9dacc1

#b1bdce

#c4cdda

#d8dee6

#ebeef3

Tones

Color #8a9cb5 mixed toward gray.

#8d9cb1

#919dae

#959eaa

#989ea7

#9c9fa3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292af · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#9190ae · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#8babaa · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9cb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9cb5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a9cb5 (#8a9cb5) is rgb(138, 156, 181) in RGB.

No, #8a9cb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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