#8985b0

Color #8985b0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17.16 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8985b0

RGB

rgb(137, 133, 176)

HSL

hsl(245.6, 21.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.6, 24.4%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 24.4%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(57.3, 10.87, -22.09)

LCH

lch(57.3, 24.62, 296.2)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0641, 288.66)

HWB

hwb(245.6, 52.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb085

Analogous

#8597b0

#8985b0

#9f85b0

Triadic

#8985b0

#b08985

#85b089

Split-complementary

#8985b0

#b09f85

#97b085

Tetradic

#8985b0

#b085ac

#acb085

#85b089

Square

#8985b0

#b08597

#acb085

#85b09f

Shades

Color #8985b0 mixed toward black.

#6b669c

#55517d

#403d5e

#2b283f

#15141f

Tints

Color #8985b0 mixed toward white.

#9d99bd

#b0aeca

#c4c2d8

#d8d6e5

#ebebf2

Tones

Color #8985b0 mixed toward gray.

#8c89ac

#8f8ca9

#9290a5

#9593a2

#98979e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8787a7 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#8888a5 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#899f9d · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8985b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8985b0]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8985b0 (#8985b0) is rgb(137, 133, 176) in RGB.

No, #8985b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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