#8e99b8

Color #8e99b8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.01 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8e99b8

RGB

rgb(142, 153, 184)

HSL

hsl(224.3, 22.8%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.3, 22.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.8%, 16.8%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(63.34, 2.93, -17.38)

LCH

lch(63.34, 17.63, 279.57)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0475, 269.76)

HWB

hwb(224.3, 55.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8ad8e

Analogous

#8eaeb8

#8e99b8

#988eb8

Triadic

#8e99b8

#b88e99

#99b88e

Split-complementary

#8e99b8

#b8988e

#aeb88e

Tetradic

#8e99b8

#ad8eb8

#b8ad8e

#99b88e

Square

#8e99b8

#b88eae

#b8ad8e

#8eb898

Shades

Color #8e99b8 mixed toward black.

#6d7ba3

#546185

#3f4964

#2a3043

#151821

Tints

Color #8e99b8 mixed toward white.

#a1aac4

#b4bbd0

#c6ccdb

#d9dde7

#eceef3

Tones

Color #8e99b8 mixed toward gray.

#919bb4

#959cb1

#989ead

#9ca0aa

#9fa1a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393b1 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#9291af · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#8fabaa · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e99b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e99b8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e99b8 (#8e99b8) is rgb(142, 153, 184) in RGB.

No, #8e99b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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