#8a9fb2

Color #8a9fb2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.69 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9fb2

RGB

rgb(138, 159, 178)

HSL

hsl(208.5, 20.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.5, 22.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 10.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(64.49, -3.1, -12.29)

LCH

lch(64.49, 12.67, 255.84)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0367, 245.67)

HWB

hwb(208.5, 54.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b29d8a

Analogous

#8ab2b1

#8a9fb2

#8a8bb2

Triadic

#8a9fb2

#b28a9f

#9fb28a

Split-complementary

#8a9fb2

#b28a8b

#b2b18a

Tetradic

#8a9fb2

#9d8ab2

#b29d8a

#9fb28a

Square

#8a9fb2

#b18ab2

#b29d8a

#8bb28a

Shades

Color #8a9fb2 mixed toward black.

#6a859d

#546a7f

#3f505f

#2a3540

#151b20

Tints

Color #8a9fb2 mixed toward white.

#9eafbf

#b1bfcc

#c5cfd9

#d8dfe5

#eceff2

Tones

Color #8a9fb2 mixed toward gray.

#8d9faf

#919fab

#949fa8

#979ea5

#9b9ea1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494ae · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#9291ad · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#8baaa9 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9fb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9fb2]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8a9fb2 (#8a9fb2) is rgb(138, 159, 178) in RGB.

No, #8a9fb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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