#8997bb

Color #8997bb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.59 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8997bb

RGB

rgb(137, 151, 187)

HSL

hsl(223.2, 26.9%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.2, 26.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.7%, 19.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(62.54, 3.22, -20.31)

LCH

lch(62.54, 20.56, 279.01)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0557, 268.25)

HWB

hwb(223.2, 53.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbad89

Analogous

#89b0bb

#8997bb

#9489bb

Triadic

#8997bb

#bb8997

#97bb89

Split-complementary

#8997bb

#bb9489

#b0bb89

Tetradic

#8997bb

#ad89bb

#bbad89

#97bb89

Square

#8997bb

#bb89b0

#bbad89

#89bb94

Shades

Color #8997bb mixed toward black.

#6779a7

#4f5f89

#3b4767

#273044

#141822

Tints

Color #8997bb mixed toward white.

#9da8c6

#b0bad2

#c4cbdd

#d8dce8

#ebeef4

Tones

Color #8997bb mixed toward gray.

#8d99b7

#919bb3

#959cae

#9a9eaa

#9ea0a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fb3 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#8e8db1 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#8aadab · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8997bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8997bb]

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

#8997bb (#8997bb) is rgb(137, 151, 187) in RGB.

No, #8997bb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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