#8ca9bc

Color #8ca9bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.79 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca9bc

RGB

rgb(140, 169, 188)

HSL

hsl(203.8, 26.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.8, 25.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.5%, 10.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.71, -5.62, -13.02)

LCH

lch(67.71, 14.18, 246.65)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0424, 236.95)

HWB

hwb(203.8, 54.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9f8c

Analogous

#8cbcb7

#8ca9bc

#8c91bc

Triadic

#8ca9bc

#bc8ca9

#a9bc8c

Split-complementary

#8ca9bc

#bc8c91

#bcb78c

Tetradic

#8ca9bc

#9f8cbc

#bc9f8c

#a9bc8c

Square

#8ca9bc

#b78cbc

#bc9f8c

#91bc8c

Shades

Color #8ca9bc mixed toward black.

#698fa8

#50738a

#3c5668

#283a45

#141d23

Tints

Color #8ca9bc mixed toward white.

#9fb7c7

#b2c6d2

#c5d4dd

#d9e2e9

#ecf1f4

Tones

Color #8ca9bc mixed toward gray.

#90a8b8

#94a7b4

#98a6b0

#9ca6ac

#a0a5a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999ab8 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#9895b7 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#8eb4b3 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 11.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca9bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca9bc]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8ca9bc (#8ca9bc) is rgb(140, 169, 188) in RGB.

No, #8ca9bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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