#8b8dae

Color #8b8dae

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.38 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8dae

RGB

rgb(139, 141, 174)

HSL

hsl(236.6, 17.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.6, 20.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(59.52, 6.42, -17.54)

LCH

lch(59.52, 18.68, 290.1)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.049, 282.25)

HWB

hwb(236.6, 54.5%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeac8b

Analogous

#8b9fae

#8b8dae

#9b8bae

Triadic

#8b8dae

#ae8b8d

#8dae8b

Split-complementary

#8b8dae

#ae9b8b

#9fae8b

Tetradic

#8b8dae

#ac8bae

#aeac8b

#8dae8b

Square

#8b8dae

#ae8b9f

#aeac8b

#8bae9b

Shades

Color #8b8dae mixed toward black.

#6c6f99

#56587b

#40425c

#2b2c3d

#15161f

Tints

Color #8b8dae mixed toward white.

#9ea0bc

#b2b3c9

#c5c6d7

#d8d9e4

#ececf2

Tones

Color #8b8dae mixed toward gray.

#8e90ab

#9192a8

#9495a5

#9797a2

#9a9a9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8ca7 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#8c8ca5 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#8ba19f · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8dae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8dae]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8b8dae (#8b8dae) is rgb(139, 141, 174) in RGB.

No, #8b8dae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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