#8599b7

Color #8599b7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8599b7

RGB

rgb(133, 153, 183)

HSL

hsl(216, 25.8%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 27.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.3%, 16.4%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(62.67, -0.13, -17.9)

LCH

lch(62.67, 17.9, 269.58)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.05, 258.35)

HWB

hwb(216, 52.2%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7a385

Analogous

#85b2b7

#8599b7

#8a85b7

Triadic

#8599b7

#b78599

#99b785

Split-complementary

#8599b7

#b78a85

#b2b785

Tetradic

#8599b7

#a385b7

#b7a385

#99b785

Square

#8599b7

#b785b2

#b7a385

#85b78a

Shades

Color #8599b7 mixed toward black.

#647da4

#4e6485

#3b4b63

#273242

#141921

Tints

Color #8599b7 mixed toward white.

#99aac3

#aebbcf

#c2ccdb

#d6dde7

#ebeef3

Tones

Color #8599b7 mixed toward gray.

#899ab3

#8d9baf

#929cab

#969ca6

#9a9da2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8eb0 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#8d8baf · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#86abaa · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8599b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8599b7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8599b7 (#8599b7) is rgb(133, 153, 183) in RGB.

No, #8599b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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