#8aa3c2

Color #8aa3c2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8aa3c2

RGB

rgb(138, 163, 194)

HSL

hsl(213.2, 31.5%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.2, 28.9%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 16%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(66.13, -1.48, -18.76)

LCH

lch(66.13, 18.82, 265.49)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0535, 253.94)

HWB

hwb(213.2, 54.1%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2a98a

Analogous

#8abfc2

#8aa3c2

#8d8ac2

Triadic

#8aa3c2

#c28aa3

#a3c28a

Split-complementary

#8aa3c2

#c28d8a

#bfc28a

Tetradic

#8aa3c2

#a98ac2

#c2a98a

#a3c28a

Square

#8aa3c2

#c28abf

#c2a98a

#8ac28d

Shades

Color #8aa3c2 mixed toward black.

#6686af

#4c6b92

#39506d

#263549

#131b24

Tints

Color #8aa3c2 mixed toward white.

#9db2cc

#b1c2d6

#c4d1e1

#d8e0eb

#ebf0f5

Tones

Color #8aa3c2 mixed toward gray.

#8fa4bd

#93a4b9

#98a5b4

#9da5af

#a1a6ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9596bb · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#9492b9 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#8bb5b4 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aa3c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aa3c2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#8aa3c2 (#8aa3c2) is rgb(138, 163, 194) in RGB.

No, #8aa3c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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