#8aa7cd

Color #8aa7cd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.12 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8aa7cd

RGB

rgb(138, 167, 205)

HSL

hsl(214, 40.1%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 32.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.7%, 18.5%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(67.61, -0.93, -22.6)

LCH

lch(67.61, 22.62, 267.64)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0643, 255.32)

HWB

hwb(214, 54.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb08a

Analogous

#8ac9cd

#8aa7cd

#8f8acd

Triadic

#8aa7cd

#cd8aa7

#a7cd8a

Split-complementary

#8aa7cd

#cd8f8a

#c9cd8a

Tetradic

#8aa7cd

#b08acd

#cdb08a

#a7cd8a

Square

#8aa7cd

#cd8ac9

#cdb08a

#8acd8f

Shades

Color #8aa7cd mixed toward black.

#6289bc

#456ca0

#335178

#223650

#111b28

Tints

Color #8aa7cd mixed toward white.

#9eb6d5

#b1c4de

#c5d3e6

#d8e2ee

#ecf0f7

Tones

Color #8aa7cd mixed toward gray.

#90a8c7

#95a9c2

#9ba9bc

#a0aab7

#a6abb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9798c5 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#9693c3 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#8cbebc · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aa7cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aa7cd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8aa7cd (#8aa7cd) is rgb(138, 167, 205) in RGB.

No, #8aa7cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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