#8891ab

Color #8891ab

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.36 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8891ab

RGB

rgb(136, 145, 171)

HSL

hsl(224.6, 17.2%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.6, 20.5%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 15.2%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(60.27, 2.46, -14.72)

LCH

lch(60.27, 14.92, 279.49)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0401, 270.29)

HWB

hwb(224.6, 53.3%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba288

Analogous

#88a2ab

#8891ab

#9188ab

Triadic

#8891ab

#ab8891

#91ab88

Split-complementary

#8891ab

#ab9188

#a2ab88

Tetradic

#8891ab

#a288ab

#aba288

#91ab88

Square

#8891ab

#ab88a2

#aba288

#88ab91

Shades

Color #8891ab mixed toward black.

#6a7596

#555e78

#40465a

#2a2f3c

#15171e

Tints

Color #8891ab mixed toward white.

#9ca3b9

#b0b6c7

#c4c8d5

#d7dae3

#ebedf1

Tones

Color #8891ab mixed toward gray.

#8b92a8

#8e94a5

#9195a2

#94979f

#97989c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8ca5 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#8b8ba4 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#88a09f · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8891ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8891ab]

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

#8891ab (#8891ab) is rgb(136, 145, 171) in RGB.

No, #8891ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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