#8b99c5

Color #8b99c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.48 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b99c5

RGB

rgb(139, 153, 197)

HSL

hsl(225.5, 33.3%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.5, 29.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.4%, 22.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(63.59, 5.18, -24.3)

LCH

lch(63.59, 24.85, 282.03)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.067, 270.86)

HWB

hwb(225.5, 54.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5b78b

Analogous

#8bb6c5

#8b99c5

#9a8bc5

Triadic

#8b99c5

#c58b99

#99c58b

Split-complementary

#8b99c5

#c59a8b

#b6c58b

Tetradic

#8b99c5

#b78bc5

#c5b78b

#99c58b

Square

#8b99c5

#c58bb6

#c5b78b

#8bc59a

Shades

Color #8b99c5 mixed toward black.

#6678b2

#4b5d95

#384670

#252e4b

#131725

Tints

Color #8b99c5 mixed toward white.

#9eaacf

#b2bbd8

#c5cce2

#d8ddec

#eceef5

Tones

Color #8b99c5 mixed toward gray.

#909cc0

#959ebb

#9aa1b7

#9ea3b2

#a3a6ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191bc · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#908fb9 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#8cb4b2 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b99c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b99c5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b99c5 (#8b99c5) is rgb(139, 153, 197) in RGB.

No, #8b99c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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