#8b9db7

Color #8b9db7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.54 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9db7

RGB

rgb(139, 157, 183)

HSL

hsl(215.5, 23.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.5, 24%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24%, 14.2%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(64.18, -0.5, -15.56)

LCH

lch(64.18, 15.57, 268.16)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0435, 257.53)

HWB

hwb(215.5, 54.5%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7a58b

Analogous

#8bb3b7

#8b9db7

#8f8bb7

Triadic

#8b9db7

#b78b9d

#9db78b

Split-complementary

#8b9db7

#b78f8b

#b3b78b

Tetradic

#8b9db7

#a58bb7

#b7a58b

#9db78b

Square

#8b9db7

#b78bb3

#b7a58b

#8bb78f

Shades

Color #8b9db7 mixed toward black.

#6a81a2

#526784

#3e4d63

#293342

#151a21

Tints

Color #8b9db7 mixed toward white.

#9eadc3

#b2becf

#c5cedb

#d8dee7

#eceff3

Tones

Color #8b9db7 mixed toward gray.

#8f9eb3

#929eb0

#969fac

#9aa0a8

#9da0a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393b1 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#9291b0 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#8cacab · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9db7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9db7]

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

#8b9db7 (#8b9db7) is rgb(139, 157, 183) in RGB.

No, #8b9db7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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