#8a9ebd

Color #8a9ebd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.51 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9ebd

RGB

rgb(138, 158, 189)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 27.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 27%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 16.4%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(64.59, 0.08, -18.31)

LCH

lch(64.59, 18.31, 270.25)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.051, 259.04)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 54.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda98a

Analogous

#8ab7bd

#8a9ebd

#8f8abd

Triadic

#8a9ebd

#bd8a9e

#9ebd8a

Split-complementary

#8a9ebd

#bd8f8a

#b7bd8a

Tetradic

#8a9ebd

#a98abd

#bda98a

#9ebd8a

Square

#8a9ebd

#bd8ab7

#bda98a

#8abd8f

Shades

Color #8a9ebd mixed toward black.

#6781a9

#4f668b

#3b4d69

#273346

#141a23

Tints

Color #8a9ebd mixed toward white.

#9daec8

#b1bed3

#c4cede

#d8dfe9

#ebeff4

Tones

Color #8a9ebd mixed toward gray.

#8e9fb9

#92a0b4

#97a1b0

#9ba2ac

#9fa3a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393b6 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#9290b4 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#8bb0af · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9ebd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9ebd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#8a9ebd (#8a9ebd) is rgb(138, 158, 189) in RGB.

No, #8a9ebd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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