#8b97a8

Color #8b97a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.38 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b97a8

RGB

rgb(139, 151, 168)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 14.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 17.3%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 10.1%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(62.04, -0.62, -10.34)

LCH

lch(62.04, 10.36, 266.57)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0287, 257.12)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 54.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a89c8b

Analogous

#8ba6a8

#8b97a8

#8e8ba8

Triadic

#8b97a8

#a88b97

#97a88b

Split-complementary

#8b97a8

#a88e8b

#a6a88b

Tetradic

#8b97a8

#9c8ba8

#a89c8b

#97a88b

Square

#8b97a8

#a88ba6

#a89c8b

#8ba88e

Shades

Color #8b97a8 mixed toward black.

#6e7d92

#586475

#424b58

#2c323a

#16191d

Tints

Color #8b97a8 mixed toward white.

#9ea8b7

#b2bac5

#c5cbd4

#d8dce2

#eceef1

Tones

Color #8b97a8 mixed toward gray.

#8d97a6

#9098a3

#9298a1

#95999e

#97999c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090a4 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#908fa3 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#8ca1a0 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b97a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b97a8]

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

#8b97a8 (#8b97a8) is rgb(139, 151, 168) in RGB.

No, #8b97a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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