#899dad

Color #899dad

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.9 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#899dad

RGB

rgb(137, 157, 173)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 18%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 20.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 9.2%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(63.71, -3.48, -10.67)

LCH

lch(63.71, 11.22, 251.94)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0328, 242.18)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 53.7%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9989

Analogous

#89adab

#899dad

#898bad

Triadic

#899dad

#ad899d

#9dad89

Split-complementary

#899dad

#ad898b

#adab89

Tetradic

#899dad

#9989ad

#ad9989

#9dad89

Square

#899dad

#ab89ad

#ad9989

#8bad89

Shades

Color #899dad mixed toward black.

#6b8498

#55697a

#404f5b

#2a353d

#151a1e

Tints

Color #899dad mixed toward white.

#9dadbb

#b0bec8

#c4ced6

#d8dee4

#ebeff1

Tones

Color #899dad mixed toward gray.

#8c9daa

#8f9ca7

#929ca4

#959ca1

#989b9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292a9 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#918fa8 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#8aa6a6 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #899dad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#899dad]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#899dad (#899dad) is rgb(137, 157, 173) in RGB.

No, #899dad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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