#8196c5

Color #8196c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.7 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8196c5

RGB

rgb(129, 150, 197)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 37%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 34.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.5%, 23.9%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(62.09, 3.96, -26.66)

LCH

lch(62.09, 26.95, 278.45)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.074, 265.82)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 50.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5b081

Analogous

#81b8c5

#8196c5

#8e81c5

Triadic

#8196c5

#c58196

#96c581

Split-complementary

#8196c5

#c58e81

#b8c581

Tetradic

#8196c5

#b081c5

#c5b081

#96c581

Square

#8196c5

#c581b8

#c5b081

#81c58e

Shades

Color #8196c5 mixed toward black.

#5c77b4

#445d95

#334670

#222f4a

#111725

Tints

Color #8196c5 mixed toward white.

#96a7cf

#abb9d8

#c0cae2

#d5dcec

#eaedf5

Tones

Color #8196c5 mixed toward gray.

#8798bf

#8c9aba

#929cb4

#989fae

#9da1a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8bbb · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#8988b9 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#82b3b1 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8196c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8196c5]

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

#8196c5 (#8196c5) is rgb(129, 150, 197) in RGB.

No, #8196c5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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