#8b8bad

Color #8b8bad

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.09 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8bad

RGB

rgb(139, 139, 173)

HSL

hsl(240, 17.2%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 19.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 19.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(58.95, 7.33, -17.84)

LCH

lch(58.95, 19.29, 292.34)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0504, 284.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 54.5%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adad8b

Analogous

#8b9cad

#8b8bad

#9c8bad

Triadic

#8b8bad

#ad8b8b

#8bad8b

Split-complementary

#8b8bad

#ad9c8b

#9cad8b

Tetradic

#8b8bad

#ad8bad

#adad8b

#8bad8b

Square

#8b8bad

#ad8b9c

#adad8b

#8bad9c

Shades

Color #8b8bad mixed toward black.

#6d6d98

#56567a

#41415b

#2b2b3d

#16161e

Tints

Color #8b8bad mixed toward white.

#9e9ebb

#b2b2c8

#c5c5d6

#d8d8e4

#ececf1

Tones

Color #8b8bad mixed toward gray.

#8e8eaa

#9191a7

#9494a5

#9696a2

#99999f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ba6 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#8b8ba4 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#8b9f9e · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8bad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8bad]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8b8bad (#8b8bad) is rgb(139, 139, 173) in RGB.

No, #8b8bad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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