#8499b1

Color #8499b1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.53 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8499b1

RGB

rgb(132, 153, 177)

HSL

hsl(212, 22.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212, 25.4%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 13.6%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(62.39, -1.9, -14.94)

LCH

lch(62.39, 15.06, 262.75)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0429, 251.95)

HWB

hwb(212, 51.8%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b19c84

Analogous

#84b0b1

#8499b1

#8684b1

Triadic

#8499b1

#b18499

#99b184

Split-complementary

#8499b1

#b18684

#b0b184

Tetradic

#8499b1

#9c84b1

#b19c84

#99b184

Square

#8499b1

#b184b0

#b19c84

#84b186

Shades

Color #8499b1 mixed toward black.

#657f9d

#50657e

#3c4c5f

#28333f

#141920

Tints

Color #8499b1 mixed toward white.

#99aabe

#adbbcb

#c2ccd8

#d6dde5

#ebeef2

Tones

Color #8499b1 mixed toward gray.

#8899ad

#8c9aaa

#8f9aa6

#939aa2

#979a9e

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

#8e8eac · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#8c8baa · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#85a7a6 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8499b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8499b1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8499b1 (#8499b1) is rgb(132, 153, 177) in RGB.

No, #8499b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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