#8499a9

Color #8499a9

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.41 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8499a9

RGB

rgb(132, 153, 169)

HSL

hsl(205.9, 17.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.9, 21.9%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 9.5%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(62.13, -3.8, -10.82)

LCH

lch(62.13, 11.47, 250.65)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0337, 240.85)

HWB

hwb(205.9, 51.8%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a99484

Analogous

#84a9a6

#8499a9

#8486a9

Triadic

#8499a9

#a98499

#99a984

Split-complementary

#8499a9

#a98486

#a9a684

Tetradic

#8499a9

#9484a9

#a99484

#99a984

Square

#8499a9

#a684a9

#a99484

#86a984

Shades

Color #8499a9 mixed toward black.

#678094

#536776

#3e4d59

#29333b

#151a1e

Tints

Color #8499a9 mixed toward white.

#98aab7

#adbbc6

#c1ccd4

#d6dde2

#eaeef1

Tones

Color #8499a9 mixed toward gray.

#8799a6

#8a98a3

#8d98a0

#90979d

#93979a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ea5 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#8c8ba4 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#85a2a2 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8499a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8499a9]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8499a9 (#8499a9) is rgb(132, 153, 169) in RGB.

No, #8499a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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