#8b96ac

Color #8b96ac

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.94 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b96ac

RGB

rgb(139, 150, 172)

HSL

hsl(220, 16.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 19.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.2%, 12.8%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(61.89, 0.85, -12.82)

LCH

lch(61.89, 12.85, 273.79)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.035, 264.26)

HWB

hwb(220, 54.5%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aca18b

Analogous

#8ba7ac

#8b96ac

#918bac

Triadic

#8b96ac

#ac8b96

#96ac8b

Split-complementary

#8b96ac

#ac918b

#a7ac8b

Tetradic

#8b96ac

#a18bac

#aca18b

#96ac8b

Square

#8b96ac

#ac8ba7

#aca18b

#8bac91

Shades

Color #8b96ac mixed toward black.

#6d7b96

#566279

#41495b

#2b313c

#16181e

Tints

Color #8b96ac mixed toward white.

#9ea8ba

#b2b9c8

#c5cbd6

#d8dce3

#eceef1

Tones

Color #8b96ac mixed toward gray.

#8e97a9

#9198a7

#9399a4

#969aa1

#999b9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090a7 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#8f8ea6 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#8ca3a2 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b96ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b96ac]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b96ac (#8b96ac) is rgb(139, 150, 172) in RGB.

No, #8b96ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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