#8197be

Color #8197be

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.69 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8197be

RGB

rgb(129, 151, 190)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 31.9%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 32.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.1%, 20.5%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(62.1, 1.56, -22.72)

LCH

lch(62.1, 22.77, 273.93)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0633, 261.73)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 50.6%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bea881

Analogous

#81b5be

#8197be

#8981be

Triadic

#8197be

#be8197

#97be81

Split-complementary

#8197be

#be8981

#b5be81

Tetradic

#8197be

#a881be

#bea881

#97be81

Square

#8197be

#be81b5

#bea881

#81be89

Shades

Color #8197be mixed toward black.

#5e7aac

#48618c

#364969

#243046

#121823

Tints

Color #8197be mixed toward white.

#96a8c9

#abbad4

#c0cbde

#d5dce9

#eaeef4

Tones

Color #8197be mixed toward gray.

#8698b9

#8b9ab4

#909baf

#959daa

#9a9ea4

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

#8b8bb6 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#8a88b3 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#82aead · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 15.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8197be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8197be]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8197be (#8197be) is rgb(129, 151, 190) in RGB.

No, #8197be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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