#8b8abc

Color #8b8abc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8abc

RGB

rgb(139, 138, 188)

HSL

hsl(241.2, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(241.2, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 26.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(59.25, 11.53, -25.91)

LCH

lch(59.25, 28.36, 293.99)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0741, 285.11)

HWB

hwb(241.2, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbc8a

Analogous

#8aa2bc

#8b8abc

#a48abc

Triadic

#8b8abc

#bc8b8a

#8abc8b

Split-complementary

#8b8abc

#bca48a

#a2bc8a

Tetradic

#8b8abc

#bc8abb

#bbbc8a

#8abc8b

Square

#8b8abc

#bc8aa2

#bbbc8a

#8abca4

Shades

Color #8b8abc mixed toward black.

#6967a8

#504f8a

#3c3b68

#282845

#141423

Tints

Color #8b8abc mixed toward white.

#9e9dc7

#b2b1d2

#c5c4dd

#d8d8e9

#ecebf4

Tones

Color #8b8abc mixed toward gray.

#8f8eb8

#9392b4

#9796af

#9b9bab

#9f9fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8bb2 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#8b8baf · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#8ba9a7 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8abc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8abc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8b8abc (#8b8abc) is rgb(139, 138, 188) in RGB.

No, #8b8abc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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