#8b9fb9

Color #8b9fb9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.07 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9fb9

RGB

rgb(139, 159, 185)

HSL

hsl(213.9, 24.7%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.9, 24.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 14.1%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(64.79, -1.14, -15.75)

LCH

lch(64.79, 15.79, 265.86)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0445, 255.03)

HWB

hwb(213.9, 54.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9a58b

Analogous

#8bb6b9

#8b9fb9

#8e8bb9

Triadic

#8b9fb9

#b98b9f

#9fb98b

Split-complementary

#8b9fb9

#b98e8b

#b6b98b

Tetradic

#8b9fb9

#a58bb9

#b9a58b

#9fb98b

Square

#8b9fb9

#b98bb6

#b9a58b

#8bb98e

Shades

Color #8b9fb9 mixed toward black.

#6983a5

#516887

#3d4e65

#293443

#141a22

Tints

Color #8b9fb9 mixed toward white.

#9eafc5

#b2bfd0

#c5cfdc

#d8dfe8

#eceff3

Tones

Color #8b9fb9 mixed toward gray.

#8f9fb5

#93a0b1

#96a0ad

#9aa1aa

#9ea1a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494b3 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#9391b2 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#8caead · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9fb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9fb9]

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

#8b9fb9 (#8b9fb9) is rgb(139, 159, 185) in RGB.

No, #8b9fb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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