#8b98aa

Color #8b98aa

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.64 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b98aa

RGB

rgb(139, 152, 170)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 15.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 18.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 10.6%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(62.38, -0.73, -10.96)

LCH

lch(62.38, 10.98, 266.19)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0305, 256.56)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 54.5%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa9d8b

Analogous

#8ba8aa

#8b98aa

#8e8baa

Triadic

#8b98aa

#aa8b98

#98aa8b

Split-complementary

#8b98aa

#aa8e8b

#a8aa8b

Tetradic

#8b98aa

#9d8baa

#aa9d8b

#98aa8b

Square

#8b98aa

#aa8ba8

#aa9d8b

#8baa8e

Shades

Color #8b98aa mixed toward black.

#6d7e94

#576477

#414b59

#2c323b

#16191e

Tints

Color #8b98aa mixed toward white.

#9ea9b8

#b2bac6

#c5ccd5

#d8dde3

#eceef1

Tones

Color #8b98aa mixed toward gray.

#8e98a7

#9099a5

#9399a2

#959aa0

#989a9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191a6 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#908fa5 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#8ca3a2 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b98aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b98aa]

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

#8b98aa (#8b98aa) is rgb(139, 152, 170) in RGB.

No, #8b98aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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