#8498d3

Color #8498d3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.86 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8498d3

RGB

rgb(132, 152, 211)

HSL

hsl(224.8, 47.3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.8, 37.4%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.4%, 28%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(63.4, 7.41, -32.45)

LCH

lch(63.4, 33.29, 282.86)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0903, 269.56)

HWB

hwb(224.8, 51.8%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3bf84

Analogous

#84c0d3

#8498d3

#9884d3

Triadic

#8498d3

#d38498

#98d384

Split-complementary

#8498d3

#d39884

#c0d384

Tetradic

#8498d3

#bf84d3

#d3bf84

#98d384

Square

#8498d3

#d384c0

#d3bf84

#84d398

Shades

Color #8498d3 mixed toward black.

#5a75c4

#3c58a9

#2d427e

#1e2c54

#0f162a

Tints

Color #8498d3 mixed toward white.

#99a9da

#adbae2

#c2cce9

#d6ddf0

#ebeef8

Tones

Color #8498d3 mixed toward gray.

#8b9bcc

#919fc6

#98a2bf

#9ea5b9

#a5a8b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8dc7 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#8c8ac4 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#85bcba · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8498d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8498d3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#8498d3 (#8498d3) is rgb(132, 152, 211) in RGB.

No, #8498d3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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