#8c9ab8

Color #8c9ab8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.48 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8c9ab8

RGB

rgb(140, 154, 184)

HSL

hsl(220.9, 23.7%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.9, 23.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 16.3%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(63.46, 1.73, -17.2)

LCH

lch(63.46, 17.29, 275.74)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0472, 265.38)

HWB

hwb(220.9, 54.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8aa8c

Analogous

#8cb0b8

#8c9ab8

#948cb8

Triadic

#8c9ab8

#b88c9a

#9ab88c

Split-complementary

#8c9ab8

#b8948c

#b0b88c

Tetradic

#8c9ab8

#aa8cb8

#b8aa8c

#9ab88c

Square

#8c9ab8

#b88cb0

#b8aa8c

#8cb894

Shades

Color #8c9ab8 mixed toward black.

#6a7da3

#526386

#3e4a64

#293143

#151921

Tints

Color #8c9ab8 mixed toward white.

#9fabc4

#b2bcd0

#c5ccdb

#d9dde7

#eceef3

Tones

Color #8c9ab8 mixed toward gray.

#909bb4

#939db1

#979ead

#9b9fa9

#9ea1a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292b1 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#9190b0 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#8dacab · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c9ab8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c9ab8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8c9ab8 (#8c9ab8) is rgb(140, 154, 184) in RGB.

No, #8c9ab8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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