#8f9dbb

Color #8f9dbb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.29 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8f9dbb

RGB

rgb(143, 157, 187)

HSL

hsl(220.9, 24.4%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.9, 23.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.5%, 16%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(64.6, 1.71, -17.14)

LCH

lch(64.6, 17.23, 275.7)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0469, 265.48)

HWB

hwb(220.9, 56.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbad8f

Analogous

#8fb3bb

#8f9dbb

#978fbb

Triadic

#8f9dbb

#bb8f9d

#9dbb8f

Split-complementary

#8f9dbb

#bb978f

#b3bb8f

Tetradic

#8f9dbb

#ad8fbb

#bbad8f

#9dbb8f

Square

#8f9dbb

#bb8fb3

#bbad8f

#8fbb97

Shades

Color #8f9dbb mixed toward black.

#6d7fa6

#536489

#3e4b67

#2a3244

#151922

Tints

Color #8f9dbb mixed toward white.

#a2adc6

#b4bed2

#c7cedd

#dadee8

#eceff4

Tones

Color #8f9dbb mixed toward gray.

#939eb7

#96a0b4

#9aa1b0

#9ea2ac

#a1a4a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595b4 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#9493b3 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#90afae · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f9dbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f9dbb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8f9dbb (#8f9dbb) is rgb(143, 157, 187) in RGB.

No, #8f9dbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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