#8b9fb8

Color #8b9fb8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.8 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9fb8

RGB

rgb(139, 159, 184)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 24.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 24.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 13.6%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(64.76, -1.38, -15.25)

LCH

lch(64.76, 15.31, 264.83)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0432, 254.16)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 54.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8a48b

Analogous

#8bb5b8

#8b9fb8

#8d8bb8

Triadic

#8b9fb8

#b88b9f

#9fb88b

Split-complementary

#8b9fb8

#b88d8b

#b5b88b

Tetradic

#8b9fb8

#a48bb8

#b8a48b

#9fb88b

Square

#8b9fb8

#b88bb5

#b8a48b

#8bb88d

Shades

Color #8b9fb8 mixed toward black.

#6983a4

#526986

#3d4f64

#293443

#141a21

Tints

Color #8b9fb8 mixed toward white.

#9eafc4

#b2bfd0

#c5cfdb

#d8dfe7

#eceff3

Tones

Color #8b9fb8 mixed toward gray.

#8f9fb4

#92a0b0

#96a0ad

#9aa1a9

#9ea1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494b2 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9391b1 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#8caead · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9fb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9fb8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b9fb8 (#8b9fb8) is rgb(139, 159, 184) in RGB.

No, #8b9fb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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