#8a96b1

Color #8a96b1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.47 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a96b1

RGB

rgb(138, 150, 177)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 20%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 22%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 15.3%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(61.99, 1.69, -15.51)

LCH

lch(61.99, 15.6, 276.22)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0424, 266.35)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 54.1%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1a58a

Analogous

#8aaab1

#8a96b1

#928ab1

Triadic

#8a96b1

#b18a96

#96b18a

Split-complementary

#8a96b1

#b1928a

#aab18a

Tetradic

#8a96b1

#a58ab1

#b1a58a

#96b18a

Square

#8a96b1

#b18aaa

#b1a58a

#8ab192

Shades

Color #8a96b1 mixed toward black.

#6b7a9c

#54617e

#3f495f

#2a313f

#151820

Tints

Color #8a96b1 mixed toward white.

#9ea8be

#b1b9cb

#c5cbd8

#d8dce5

#eceef2

Tones

Color #8a96b1 mixed toward gray.

#8d97ae

#9199ab

#949aa7

#979ba4

#9a9ca1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fab · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#8f8ea9 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#8ba6a5 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a96b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a96b1]

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

#8a96b1 (#8a96b1) is rgb(138, 150, 177) in RGB.

No, #8a96b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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