#8a9db8

Color #8a9db8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9db8

RGB

rgb(138, 157, 184)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 24.5%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 25%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 14.7%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(64.14, -0.57, -16.19)

LCH

lch(64.14, 16.2, 267.98)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0453, 257.13)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 54.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8a58a

Analogous

#8ab4b8

#8a9db8

#8e8ab8

Triadic

#8a9db8

#b88a9d

#9db88a

Split-complementary

#8a9db8

#b88e8a

#b4b88a

Tetradic

#8a9db8

#a58ab8

#b8a58a

#9db88a

Square

#8a9db8

#b88ab4

#b8a58a

#8ab88e

Shades

Color #8a9db8 mixed toward black.

#6881a4

#516786

#3d4d64

#283343

#141a21

Tints

Color #8a9db8 mixed toward white.

#9dadc4

#b1bed0

#c4cedb

#d8dee7

#ebeff3

Tones

Color #8a9db8 mixed toward gray.

#8e9eb4

#929eb0

#959fac

#99a0a9

#9da0a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393b2 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#9190b0 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#8badac · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9db8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9db8]

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

#8a9db8 (#8a9db8) is rgb(138, 157, 184) in RGB.

No, #8a9db8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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