#8ca2b6

Color #8ca2b6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca2b6

RGB

rgb(140, 162, 182)

HSL

hsl(208.6, 22.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.6, 23.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.1%, 11%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(65.59, -3.19, -12.88)

LCH

lch(65.59, 13.27, 256.09)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0384, 245.84)

HWB

hwb(208.6, 54.9%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6a08c

Analogous

#8cb6b5

#8ca2b6

#8c8db6

Triadic

#8ca2b6

#b68ca2

#a2b68c

Split-complementary

#8ca2b6

#b68c8d

#b6b58c

Tetradic

#8ca2b6

#a08cb6

#b6a08c

#a2b68c

Square

#8ca2b6

#b58cb6

#b6a08c

#8db68c

Shades

Color #8ca2b6 mixed toward black.

#6b87a1

#536c83

#3f5162

#2a3642

#151b21

Tints

Color #8ca2b6 mixed toward white.

#9fb1c2

#b2c1ce

#c5d0da

#d9e0e7

#eceff3

Tones

Color #8ca2b6 mixed toward gray.

#8fa2b2

#93a2af

#96a1ab

#9aa1a8

#9da1a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696b1 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#9593b0 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#8daead · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca2b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca2b6]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8ca2b6 (#8ca2b6) is rgb(140, 162, 182) in RGB.

No, #8ca2b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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