#8a9fbc

Color #8a9fbc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.01 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9fbc

RGB

rgb(138, 159, 188)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.6%, 15.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(64.83, -0.72, -17.39)

LCH

lch(64.83, 17.4, 267.63)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0489, 256.53)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bca78a

Analogous

#8ab8bc

#8a9fbc

#8e8abc

Triadic

#8a9fbc

#bc8a9f

#9fbc8a

Split-complementary

#8a9fbc

#bc8e8a

#b8bc8a

Tetradic

#8a9fbc

#a78abc

#bca78a

#9fbc8a

Square

#8a9fbc

#bc8ab8

#bca78a

#8abc8e

Shades

Color #8a9fbc mixed toward black.

#6783a8

#4f688a

#3b4e68

#283445

#141a23

Tints

Color #8a9fbc mixed toward white.

#9dafc7

#b1bfd2

#c4cfdd

#d8dfe9

#ebeff4

Tones

Color #8a9fbc mixed toward gray.

#8ea0b8

#92a0b4

#96a1af

#9ba2ab

#9fa2a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494b6 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#9291b4 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#8bb0af · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9fbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9fbc]

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

#8a9fbc (#8a9fbc) is rgb(138, 159, 188) in RGB.

No, #8a9fbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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