#8a9fbb

Color #8a9fbb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.66 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9fbb

RGB

rgb(138, 159, 187)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 26.5%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 26.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.2%, 15%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(64.79, -0.97, -16.88)

LCH

lch(64.79, 16.91, 266.71)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0477, 255.67)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 54.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bba68a

Analogous

#8ab7bb

#8a9fbb

#8d8abb

Triadic

#8a9fbb

#bb8a9f

#9fbb8a

Split-complementary

#8a9fbb

#bb8d8a

#b7bb8a

Tetradic

#8a9fbb

#a68abb

#bba68a

#9fbb8a

Square

#8a9fbb

#bb8ab7

#bba68a

#8abb8d

Shades

Color #8a9fbb mixed toward black.

#6883a7

#506889

#3c4e67

#283444

#141a22

Tints

Color #8a9fbb mixed toward white.

#9dafc6

#b1bfd2

#c4cfdd

#d8dfe8

#ebeff4

Tones

Color #8a9fbb mixed toward gray.

#8ea0b7

#92a0b3

#96a1af

#9aa1ab

#9ea2a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494b5 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#9291b3 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#8bb0ae · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9fbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9fbb]

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

#8a9fbb (#8a9fbb) is rgb(138, 159, 187) in RGB.

No, #8a9fbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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