#8599ca

Color #8599ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8599ca

RGB

rgb(133, 153, 202)

HSL

hsl(222.6, 39.4%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.6, 34.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.2%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(63.37, 4.71, -27.47)

LCH

lch(63.37, 27.87, 279.73)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0762, 267.22)

HWB

hwb(222.6, 52.2%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cab685

Analogous

#85bcca

#8599ca

#9485ca

Triadic

#8599ca

#ca8599

#99ca85

Split-complementary

#8599ca

#ca9485

#bcca85

Tetradic

#8599ca

#b685ca

#cab685

#99ca85

Square

#8599ca

#ca85bc

#cab685

#85ca94

Shades

Color #8599ca mixed toward black.

#5e79b9

#445d9c

#334675

#222f4e

#111727

Tints

Color #8599ca mixed toward white.

#99aad3

#aebbdc

#c2cce4

#d6dded

#ebeef6

Tones

Color #8599ca mixed toward gray.

#8b9bc4

#919ebf

#96a0b9

#9ca3b3

#a2a5ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ec0 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#8d8bbd · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#86b7b5 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8599ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8599ca]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8599ca (#8599ca) is rgb(133, 153, 202) in RGB.

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

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