#8aa2bd

Color #8aa2bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.22 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8aa2bd

RGB

rgb(138, 162, 189)

HSL

hsl(211.8, 27.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.8, 27%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 14.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(65.68, -2.15, -16.65)

LCH

lch(65.68, 16.79, 262.64)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.048, 251.53)

HWB

hwb(211.8, 54.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda58a

Analogous

#8abbbd

#8aa2bd

#8b8abd

Triadic

#8aa2bd

#bd8aa2

#a2bd8a

Split-complementary

#8aa2bd

#bd8b8a

#bbbd8a

Tetradic

#8aa2bd

#a58abd

#bda58a

#a2bd8a

Square

#8aa2bd

#bd8abb

#bda58a

#8abd8b

Shades

Color #8aa2bd mixed toward black.

#6786a9

#4f6b8b

#3b5069

#273646

#141b23

Tints

Color #8aa2bd mixed toward white.

#9db1c8

#b1c1d3

#c4d0de

#d8e0e9

#ebeff4

Tones

Color #8aa2bd mixed toward gray.

#8ea2b9

#92a2b4

#97a3b0

#9ba3ac

#9fa3a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595b7 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#9492b5 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#8bb2b1 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aa2bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aa2bd]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8aa2bd (#8aa2bd) is rgb(138, 162, 189) in RGB.

No, #8aa2bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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