#8ca1b0

Color #8ca1b0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.41 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca1b0

RGB

rgb(140, 161, 176)

HSL

hsl(205, 18.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205, 20.5%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 8.5%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(65.12, -4.03, -10.22)

LCH

lch(65.12, 10.99, 248.48)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0323, 239.07)

HWB

hwb(205, 54.9%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b09b8c

Analogous

#8cb0ad

#8ca1b0

#8c8fb0

Triadic

#8ca1b0

#b08ca1

#a1b08c

Split-complementary

#8ca1b0

#b08c8f

#b0ad8c

Tetradic

#8ca1b0

#9b8cb0

#b09b8c

#a1b08c

Square

#8ca1b0

#ad8cb0

#b09b8c

#8fb08c

Shades

Color #8ca1b0 mixed toward black.

#6d889b

#566d7d

#40525e

#2b363f

#151b1f

Tints

Color #8ca1b0 mixed toward white.

#9fb1bd

#b2c0ca

#c6d0d8

#d9e0e5

#eceff2

Tones

Color #8ca1b0 mixed toward gray.

#8fa1ad

#92a0aa

#95a0a7

#989fa4

#9b9fa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696ad · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#9493ac · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#8daaa9 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca1b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca1b0]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8ca1b0 (#8ca1b0) is rgb(140, 161, 176) in RGB.

No, #8ca1b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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