#8997ac

Color #8997ac

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.56 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8997ac

RGB

rgb(137, 151, 172)

HSL

hsl(216, 17.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 20.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 12.2%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(62.02, -0.37, -12.64)

LCH

lch(62.02, 12.65, 268.32)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0351, 258.34)

HWB

hwb(216, 53.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac9e89

Analogous

#89a9ac

#8997ac

#8d89ac

Triadic

#8997ac

#ac8997

#97ac89

Split-complementary

#8997ac

#ac8d89

#a9ac89

Tetradic

#8997ac

#9e89ac

#ac9e89

#97ac89

Square

#8997ac

#ac89a9

#ac9e89

#89ac8d

Shades

Color #8997ac mixed toward black.

#6b7c97

#556379

#404b5b

#2b323c

#15191e

Tints

Color #8997ac mixed toward white.

#9da8ba

#b0bac8

#c4cbd6

#d8dce3

#ebeef1

Tones

Color #8997ac mixed toward gray.

#8c98a9

#8f98a6

#9299a3

#9599a0

#989a9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fa7 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#8e8da6 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#8aa3a2 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8997ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8997ac]

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

#8997ac (#8997ac) is rgb(137, 151, 172) in RGB.

No, #8997ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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