#8ba1b1

Color #8ba1b1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.35 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8ba1b1

RGB

rgb(139, 161, 177)

HSL

hsl(205.3, 19.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.3, 21.5%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 9%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.08, -4.12, -10.84)

LCH

lch(65.08, 11.6, 249.19)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0342, 239.61)

HWB

hwb(205.3, 54.5%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b19b8b

Analogous

#8bb1ae

#8ba1b1

#8b8eb1

Triadic

#8ba1b1

#b18ba1

#a1b18b

Split-complementary

#8ba1b1

#b18b8e

#b1ae8b

Tetradic

#8ba1b1

#9b8bb1

#b19b8b

#a1b18b

Square

#8ba1b1

#ae8bb1

#b19b8b

#8eb18b

Shades

Color #8ba1b1 mixed toward black.

#6c889c

#556d7e

#40515f

#2a363f

#151b20

Tints

Color #8ba1b1 mixed toward white.

#9eb1be

#b2c0cb

#c5d0d8

#d8e0e5

#eceff2

Tones

Color #8ba1b1 mixed toward gray.

#8ea1ae

#91a0ab

#95a0a8

#989fa4

#9b9fa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595ad · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#9492ac · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#8caaaa · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ba1b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ba1b1]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8ba1b1 (#8ba1b1) is rgb(139, 161, 177) in RGB.

No, #8ba1b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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