#8aa8be

Color #8aa8be

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.77 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8aa8be

RGB

rgb(138, 168, 190)

HSL

hsl(205.4, 28.6%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.4, 27.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.4%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(67.37, -5.2, -14.66)

LCH

lch(67.37, 15.55, 250.47)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0461, 240.1)

HWB

hwb(205.4, 54.1%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bea08a

Analogous

#8abeba

#8aa8be

#8a8ebe

Triadic

#8aa8be

#be8aa8

#a8be8a

Split-complementary

#8aa8be

#be8a8e

#beba8a

Tetradic

#8aa8be

#a08abe

#bea08a

#a8be8a

Square

#8aa8be

#ba8abe

#bea08a

#8ebe8a

Shades

Color #8aa8be mixed toward black.

#678eaa

#4e728d

#3b5669

#273946

#141d23

Tints

Color #8aa8be mixed toward white.

#9db6c9

#b1c5d4

#c4d3df

#d8e2e9

#ebf0f4

Tones

Color #8aa8be mixed toward gray.

#8ea7ba

#93a7b5

#97a6b1

#9ba5ad

#a0a5a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898b9 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#9694b8 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#8cb5b4 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 12.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8aa8be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aa8be]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8aa8be (#8aa8be) is rgb(138, 168, 190) in RGB.

No, #8aa8be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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