#8a9dad

Color #8a9dad

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.93 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9dad

RGB

rgb(138, 157, 173)

HSL

hsl(207.4, 17.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.4, 20.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 9.2%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(63.78, -3.15, -10.56)

LCH

lch(63.78, 11.02, 253.39)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0319, 243.6)

HWB

hwb(207.4, 54.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9a8a

Analogous

#8aadac

#8a9dad

#8a8cad

Triadic

#8a9dad

#ad8a9d

#9dad8a

Split-complementary

#8a9dad

#ad8a8c

#adac8a

Tetradic

#8a9dad

#9a8aad

#ad9a8a

#9dad8a

Square

#8a9dad

#ac8aad

#ad9a8a

#8cad8a

Shades

Color #8a9dad mixed toward black.

#6c8498

#55697a

#404f5b

#2b353d

#151a1e

Tints

Color #8a9dad mixed toward white.

#9eadbb

#b1bec8

#c5ced6

#d8dee4

#eceff1

Tones

Color #8a9dad mixed toward gray.

#8d9daa

#909da7

#939ca4

#969ca1

#999c9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a9 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#9190a8 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#8ba6a6 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9dad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9dad]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8a9dad (#8a9dad) is rgb(138, 157, 173) in RGB.

No, #8a9dad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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