#8b9cc0

Color #8b9cc0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.34 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9cc0

RGB

rgb(139, 156, 192)

HSL

hsl(220.8, 29.6%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.8, 27.6%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.6%, 18.7%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(64.22, 2.24, -20.54)

LCH

lch(64.22, 20.66, 276.22)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0566, 265.14)

HWB

hwb(220.8, 54.5%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0af8b

Analogous

#8bb6c0

#8b9cc0

#958bc0

Triadic

#8b9cc0

#c08b9c

#9cc08b

Split-complementary

#8b9cc0

#c0958b

#b6c08b

Tetradic

#8b9cc0

#af8bc0

#c0af8b

#9cc08b

Square

#8b9cc0

#c08bb6

#c0af8b

#8bc095

Shades

Color #8b9cc0 mixed toward black.

#677dad

#4e638f

#3a4a6b

#273147

#131924

Tints

Color #8b9cc0 mixed toward white.

#9eacca

#b2bdd5

#c5cddf

#d8deea

#eceef4

Tones

Color #8b9cc0 mixed toward gray.

#8f9ebc

#949fb7

#98a1b3

#9da2ae

#a1a4aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393b8 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#9290b6 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#8cb2b0 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 14.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9cc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9cc0]

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

#8b9cc0 (#8b9cc0) is rgb(139, 156, 192) in RGB.

No, #8b9cc0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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