#8a9abc

Color #8a9abc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.05 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9abc

RGB

rgb(138, 154, 188)

HSL

hsl(220.8, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.8, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.6%, 18.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(63.46, 2.08, -19.46)

LCH

lch(63.46, 19.57, 276.1)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0536, 265.18)

HWB

hwb(220.8, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcac8a

Analogous

#8ab3bc

#8a9abc

#938abc

Triadic

#8a9abc

#bc8a9a

#9abc8a

Split-complementary

#8a9abc

#bc938a

#b3bc8a

Tetradic

#8a9abc

#ac8abc

#bcac8a

#9abc8a

Square

#8a9abc

#bc8ab3

#bcac8a

#8abc93

Shades

Color #8a9abc mixed toward black.

#677ca8

#4f628a

#3b4968

#283145

#141823

Tints

Color #8a9abc mixed toward white.

#9dabc7

#b1bcd2

#c4ccdd

#d8dde9

#ebeef4

Tones

Color #8a9abc mixed toward gray.

#8e9bb8

#929db4

#969eaf

#9ba0ab

#9fa1a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191b5 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#908fb3 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#8baead · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9abc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9abc]

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

#8a9abc (#8a9abc) is rgb(138, 154, 188) in RGB.

No, #8a9abc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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