#8397b5

Color #8397b5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8397b5

RGB

rgb(131, 151, 181)

HSL

hsl(216, 25.3%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 27.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.6%, 16.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(61.91, -0.11, -17.93)

LCH

lch(61.91, 17.93, 269.65)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0501, 258.38)

HWB

hwb(216, 51.4%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a183

Analogous

#83b0b5

#8397b5

#8883b5

Triadic

#8397b5

#b58397

#97b583

Split-complementary

#8397b5

#b58883

#b0b583

Tetradic

#8397b5

#a183b5

#b5a183

#97b583

Square

#8397b5

#b583b0

#b5a183

#83b588

Shades

Color #8397b5 mixed toward black.

#627ca2

#4e6382

#3a4a62

#273141

#131921

Tints

Color #8397b5 mixed toward white.

#98a8c1

#acbace

#c1cbda

#d6dce6

#eaeef3

Tones

Color #8397b5 mixed toward gray.

#8798b1

#8b99ad

#909aa9

#949aa4

#989ba0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cae · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#8b89ad · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#84a9a8 · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8397b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8397b5]

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

#8397b5 (#8397b5) is rgb(131, 151, 181) in RGB.

No, #8397b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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