#8597a4

Color #8597a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.09 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8597a4

RGB

rgb(133, 151, 164)

HSL

hsl(205.2, 14.6%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.2, 18.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(61.48, -3.51, -8.96)

LCH

lch(61.48, 9.62, 248.61)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0282, 239.35)

HWB

hwb(205.2, 52.2%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a49285

Analogous

#85a4a1

#8597a4

#8587a4

Triadic

#8597a4

#a48597

#97a485

Split-complementary

#8597a4

#a48587

#a4a185

Tetradic

#8597a4

#9285a4

#a49285

#97a485

Square

#8597a4

#a185a4

#a49285

#87a485

Shades

Color #8597a4 mixed toward black.

#6a7f8e

#546571

#3f4c55

#2a3339

#15191c

Tints

Color #8597a4 mixed toward white.

#99a8b3

#aebac2

#c2cbd1

#d6dce1

#ebeef0

Tones

Color #8597a4 mixed toward gray.

#8796a1

#8a969f

#8d969c

#8f959a

#929597

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8da1 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#8c8ba0 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#869f9e · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8597a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8597a4]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8597a4 (#8597a4) is rgb(133, 151, 164) in RGB.

No, #8597a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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