#8e95b2

Color #8e95b2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.87 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8e95b2

RGB

rgb(142, 149, 178)

HSL

hsl(228.3, 18.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.3, 20.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 16.3%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(62.05, 3.78, -15.95)

LCH

lch(62.05, 16.39, 283.33)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0436, 274.47)

HWB

hwb(228.3, 55.7%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2ab8e

Analogous

#8ea7b2

#8e95b2

#998eb2

Triadic

#8e95b2

#b28e95

#95b28e

Split-complementary

#8e95b2

#b2998e

#a7b28e

Tetradic

#8e95b2

#ab8eb2

#b2ab8e

#95b28e

Square

#8e95b2

#b28ea7

#b2ab8e

#8eb299

Shades

Color #8e95b2 mixed toward black.

#6e779c

#565e7f

#41475f

#2b2f3f

#161820

Tints

Color #8e95b2 mixed toward white.

#a1a7bf

#b4b8cc

#c6cad8

#d9dce5

#ecedf2

Tones

Color #8e95b2 mixed toward gray.

#9197af

#9499ac

#979aa9

#9a9ca6

#9d9ea3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191ac · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9190aa · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#8ea6a5 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e95b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e95b2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8e95b2 (#8e95b2) is rgb(142, 149, 178) in RGB.

No, #8e95b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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