#8498b9

Color #8498b9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.93 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#8498b9

RGB

rgb(132, 152, 185)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 27.5%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 28.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.6%, 17.8%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(62.39, 0.63, -19.44)

LCH

lch(62.39, 19.45, 271.86)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0542, 260.43)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 51.8%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9a584

Analogous

#84b3b9

#8498b9

#8b84b9

Triadic

#8498b9

#b98498

#98b984

Split-complementary

#8498b9

#b98b84

#b3b984

Tetradic

#8498b9

#a584b9

#b9a584

#98b984

Square

#8498b9

#b984b3

#b9a584

#84b98b

Shades

Color #8498b9 mixed toward black.

#627ca6

#4d6387

#394a65

#263143

#131922

Tints

Color #8498b9 mixed toward white.

#99a9c5

#adbad0

#c2ccdc

#d6dde8

#ebeef3

Tones

Color #8498b9 mixed toward gray.

#8999b5

#8d9ab0

#919bac

#969ca7

#9a9ea3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8db2 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#8c8ab0 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#85acaa · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8498b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8498b9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8498b9 (#8498b9) is rgb(132, 152, 185) in RGB.

No, #8498b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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