#8a9dbf

Color #8a9dbf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9dbf

RGB

rgb(138, 157, 191)

HSL

hsl(218.5, 29.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.5, 27.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.7%, 17.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(64.39, 1.13, -19.73)

LCH

lch(64.39, 19.76, 273.28)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0546, 262)

HWB

hwb(218.5, 54.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfac8a

Analogous

#8ab7bf

#8a9dbf

#918abf

Triadic

#8a9dbf

#bf8a9d

#9dbf8a

Split-complementary

#8a9dbf

#bf918a

#b7bf8a

Tetradic

#8a9dbf

#ac8abf

#bfac8a

#9dbf8a

Square

#8a9dbf

#bf8ab7

#bfac8a

#8abf91

Shades

Color #8a9dbf mixed toward black.

#677fac

#4e658e

#3a4b6a

#273247

#131923

Tints

Color #8a9dbf mixed toward white.

#9dadca

#b1bed4

#c4cedf

#d8deea

#ebeff4

Tones

Color #8a9dbf mixed toward gray.

#8e9ebb

#939fb6

#97a1b2

#9ca2ad

#a0a3a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393b8 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#9190b6 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#8bb1b0 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9dbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9dbf]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a9dbf (#8a9dbf) is rgb(138, 157, 191) in RGB.

No, #8a9dbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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