#8993bf

Color #8993bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.21 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8993bf

RGB

rgb(137, 147, 191)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 29.7%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 28.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.3%, 23%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(61.61, 6.49, -23.98)

LCH

lch(61.61, 24.84, 285.14)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0663, 274.58)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 53.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb589

Analogous

#89aebf

#8993bf

#9a89bf

Triadic

#8993bf

#bf8993

#93bf89

Split-complementary

#8993bf

#bf9a89

#aebf89

Tetradic

#8993bf

#b589bf

#bfb589

#93bf89

Square

#8993bf

#bf89ae

#bfb589

#89bf9a

Shades

Color #8993bf mixed toward black.

#6572ac

#4d598e

#3a436a

#262c47

#131623

Tints

Color #8993bf mixed toward white.

#9da5ca

#b0b7d4

#c4c9df

#d8dbea

#ebedf4

Tones

Color #8993bf mixed toward gray.

#8d96ba

#9299b6

#969bb1

#9b9ead

#9fa1a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8eb6 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#8d8cb3 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#8aaeac · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8993bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8993bf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8993bf (#8993bf) is rgb(137, 147, 191) in RGB.

No, #8993bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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