#8997b5

Color #8997b5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.75 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8997b5

RGB

rgb(137, 151, 181)

HSL

hsl(220.9, 22.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.9, 24.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 16.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(62.33, 1.76, -17.26)

LCH

lch(62.33, 17.35, 275.82)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0474, 265.4)

HWB

hwb(220.9, 53.7%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a789

Analogous

#89adb5

#8997b5

#9189b5

Triadic

#8997b5

#b58997

#97b589

Split-complementary

#8997b5

#b59189

#adb589

Tetradic

#8997b5

#a789b5

#b5a789

#97b589

Square

#8997b5

#b589ad

#b5a789

#89b591

Shades

Color #8997b5 mixed toward black.

#697aa1

#526182

#3d4962

#293141

#141821

Tints

Color #8997b5 mixed toward white.

#9da8c1

#b0bace

#c4cbda

#d8dce6

#ebeef3

Tones

Color #8997b5 mixed toward gray.

#8d98b1

#909aae

#949baa

#989ca6

#9b9ea3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fae · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#8e8dad · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#8aa9a8 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8997b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8997b5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8997b5 (#8997b5) is rgb(137, 151, 181) in RGB.

No, #8997b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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