#8a90bd

Color #8a90bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.77 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a90bd

RGB

rgb(138, 144, 189)

HSL

hsl(232.9, 27.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.9, 27%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 23.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(60.8, 8.01, -24.09)

LCH

lch(60.8, 25.39, 288.39)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.0671, 278.48)

HWB

hwb(232.9, 54.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb78a

Analogous

#8aa9bd

#8a90bd

#9d8abd

Triadic

#8a90bd

#bd8a90

#90bd8a

Split-complementary

#8a90bd

#bd9d8a

#a9bd8a

Tetradic

#8a90bd

#b78abd

#bdb78a

#90bd8a

Square

#8a90bd

#bd8aa9

#bdb78a

#8abd9d

Shades

Color #8a90bd mixed toward black.

#676fa9

#4f568b

#3b4069

#272b46

#141523

Tints

Color #8a90bd mixed toward white.

#9da2c8

#b1b5d3

#c4c7de

#d8dae9

#ebecf4

Tones

Color #8a90bd mixed toward gray.

#8e93b9

#9296b4

#979ab0

#9b9dac

#9fa0a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8db3 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#8c8cb1 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#8aabaa · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a90bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a90bd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8a90bd (#8a90bd) is rgb(138, 144, 189) in RGB.

No, #8a90bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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