#8ba7bb

Color #8ba7bb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.73 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8ba7bb

RGB

rgb(139, 167, 187)

HSL

hsl(205, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 10.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.06, -5.07, -13.45)

LCH

lch(67.06, 14.37, 249.35)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0427, 239.29)

HWB

hwb(205, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb9f8b

Analogous

#8bbbb7

#8ba7bb

#8b8fbb

Triadic

#8ba7bb

#bb8ba7

#a7bb8b

Split-complementary

#8ba7bb

#bb8b8f

#bbb78b

Tetradic

#8ba7bb

#9f8bbb

#bb9f8b

#a7bb8b

Square

#8ba7bb

#b78bbb

#bb9f8b

#8fbb8b

Shades

Color #8ba7bb mixed toward black.

#698da7

#507189

#3c5567

#283944

#141c22

Tints

Color #8ba7bb mixed toward white.

#9eb6c6

#b2c4d2

#c5d3dd

#d8e2e8

#ecf0f4

Tones

Color #8ba7bb mixed toward gray.

#8fa6b7

#93a6b3

#97a5af

#9ba4ab

#9fa4a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898b6 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#9694b5 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#8db3b2 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ba7bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ba7bb]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8ba7bb (#8ba7bb) is rgb(139, 167, 187) in RGB.

No, #8ba7bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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