#8499bc

Color #8499bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.05 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8499bc

RGB

rgb(132, 153, 188)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 29.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 29.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.8%, 18.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.77, 0.82, -20.54)

LCH

lch(62.77, 20.56, 272.29)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0573, 260.55)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 51.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bca784

Analogous

#84b5bc

#8499bc

#8b84bc

Triadic

#8499bc

#bc8499

#99bc84

Split-complementary

#8499bc

#bc8b84

#b5bc84

Tetradic

#8499bc

#a784bc

#bca784

#99bc84

Square

#8499bc

#bc84b5

#bca784

#84bc8b

Shades

Color #8499bc mixed toward black.

#617ca9

#4b638a

#384a68

#263145

#131923

Tints

Color #8499bc mixed toward white.

#98aac7

#adbbd2

#c1ccdd

#d6dde9

#eaeef4

Tones

Color #8499bc mixed toward gray.

#899ab7

#8d9bb3

#929cae

#979ea9

#9b9fa5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8eb4 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#8c8bb2 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#85aead · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8499bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8499bc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8499bc (#8499bc) is rgb(132, 153, 188) in RGB.

No, #8499bc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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