#8e9cb0

Color #8e9cb0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.19 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9cb0

RGB

rgb(142, 156, 176)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 17.7%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 19.3%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 11.4%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(63.89, -0.61, -12.06)

LCH

lch(63.89, 12.08, 267.1)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0335, 257.25)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 55.7%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a28e

Analogous

#8eadb0

#8e9cb0

#918eb0

Triadic

#8e9cb0

#b08e9c

#9cb08e

Split-complementary

#8e9cb0

#b0918e

#adb08e

Tetradic

#8e9cb0

#a28eb0

#b0a28e

#9cb08e

Square

#8e9cb0

#b08ead

#b0a28e

#8eb091

Shades

Color #8e9cb0 mixed toward black.

#6f819a

#57677d

#414d5e

#2c333e

#161a1f

Tints

Color #8e9cb0 mixed toward white.

#a1adbd

#b4bdca

#c7ced8

#d9dee5

#eceff2

Tones

Color #8e9cb0 mixed toward gray.

#919dad

#949daa

#979ea8

#999ea5

#9c9fa2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494ab · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#9392aa · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#8fa8a7 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9cb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9cb0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e9cb0 (#8e9cb0) is rgb(142, 156, 176) in RGB.

No, #8e9cb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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