#8a9fcf

Color #8a9fcf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.25 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9fcf

RGB

rgb(138, 159, 207)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 41.8%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 33.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 23.2%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(65.52, 4.05, -26.92)

LCH

lch(65.52, 27.22, 278.56)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0746, 266.16)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 54.1%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfba8a

Analogous

#8ac1cf

#8a9fcf

#978acf

Triadic

#8a9fcf

#cf8a9f

#9fcf8a

Split-complementary

#8a9fcf

#cf978a

#c1cf8a

Tetradic

#8a9fcf

#ba8acf

#cfba8a

#9fcf8a

Square

#8a9fcf

#cf8ac1

#cfba8a

#8acf97

Shades

Color #8a9fcf mixed toward black.

#617dbe

#4360a3

#32487a

#213051

#111829

Tints

Color #8a9fcf mixed toward white.

#9dafd7

#b1bfdf

#c4cfe7

#d8dfef

#ebeff7

Tones

Color #8a9fcf mixed toward gray.

#90a1c9

#95a3c3

#9ba6be

#a1a8b8

#a7aab2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494c5 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#9291c2 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#8bbcba · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9fcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9fcf]

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

#8a9fcf (#8a9fcf) is rgb(138, 159, 207) in RGB.

No, #8a9fcf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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