#8d9ac9

Color #8d9ac9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8d9ac9

RGB

rgb(141, 154, 201)

HSL

hsl(227, 35.7%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227, 29.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.9%, 23.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(64.15, 6.22, -25.66)

LCH

lch(64.15, 26.4, 283.63)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0709, 272.43)

HWB

hwb(227, 55.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9bc8d

Analogous

#8db8c9

#8d9ac9

#9e8dc9

Triadic

#8d9ac9

#c98d9a

#9ac98d

Split-complementary

#8d9ac9

#c99e8d

#b8c98d

Tetradic

#8d9ac9

#bc8dc9

#c9bc8d

#9ac98d

Square

#8d9ac9

#c98db8

#c9bc8d

#8dc99e

Shades

Color #8d9ac9 mixed toward black.

#6678b7

#495b9b

#374474

#252d4d

#121727

Tints

Color #8d9ac9 mixed toward white.

#a0abd2

#b3bcdb

#c6cde4

#d9dded

#eceef6

Tones

Color #8d9ac9 mixed toward gray.

#929dc4

#97a0bf

#9ca3ba

#a1a5b5

#a6a8b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393bf · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#9291bc · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#8eb7b5 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d9ac9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d9ac9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8d9ac9 (#8d9ac9) is rgb(141, 154, 201) in RGB.

No, #8d9ac9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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