#8b9fae

Color #8b9fae

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.7 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9fae

RGB

rgb(139, 159, 174)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 17.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 20.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 8.6%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(64.44, -3.71, -10.13)

LCH

lch(64.44, 10.79, 249.89)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0316, 240.43)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 54.5%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae9a8b

Analogous

#8baeac

#8b9fae

#8b8eae

Triadic

#8b9fae

#ae8b9f

#9fae8b

Split-complementary

#8b9fae

#ae8b8e

#aeac8b

Tetradic

#8b9fae

#9a8bae

#ae9a8b

#9fae8b

Square

#8b9fae

#ac8bae

#ae9a8b

#8eae8b

Shades

Color #8b9fae mixed toward black.

#6c8699

#566b7b

#40505c

#2b363d

#151b1f

Tints

Color #8b9fae mixed toward white.

#9eafbc

#b2bfc9

#c5cfd7

#d8dfe4

#eceff2

Tones

Color #8b9fae mixed toward gray.

#8e9fab

#919ea8

#949ea5

#979da2

#9a9d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494ab · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#9391aa · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#8ca8a7 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9fae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9fae]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8b9fae (#8b9fae) is rgb(139, 159, 174) in RGB.

No, #8b9fae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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