#8aa4ca

Color #8aa4ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8aa4ca

RGB

rgb(138, 164, 202)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 37.6%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 31.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 18.8%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(66.69, -0.03, -22.35)

LCH

lch(66.69, 22.35, 269.92)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0629, 257.8)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 54.1%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cab08a

Analogous

#8ac4ca

#8aa4ca

#908aca

Triadic

#8aa4ca

#ca8aa4

#a4ca8a

Split-complementary

#8aa4ca

#ca908a

#c4ca8a

Tetradic

#8aa4ca

#b08aca

#cab08a

#a4ca8a

Square

#8aa4ca

#ca8ac4

#cab08a

#8aca90

Shades

Color #8aa4ca mixed toward black.

#6386b8

#47699c

#354f75

#23354e

#121a27

Tints

Color #8aa4ca mixed toward white.

#9eb3d3

#b1c2dc

#c5d2e5

#d8e1ed

#ecf0f6

Tones

Color #8aa4ca mixed toward gray.

#8fa5c5

#95a6bf

#9aa7ba

#9fa8b5

#a5a9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696c2 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#9492c0 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#8bbbb9 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aa4ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aa4ca]

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

#8aa4ca (#8aa4ca) is rgb(138, 164, 202) in RGB.

No, #8aa4ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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