#8b95be

Color #8b95be

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.21 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b95be

RGB

rgb(139, 149, 190)

HSL

hsl(228.2, 28.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.2, 26.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.8%, 21.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(62.25, 5.71, -22.42)

LCH

lch(62.25, 23.14, 284.29)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0618, 273.99)

HWB

hwb(228.2, 54.5%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb48b

Analogous

#8bafbe

#8b95be

#9a8bbe

Triadic

#8b95be

#be8b95

#95be8b

Split-complementary

#8b95be

#be9a8b

#afbe8b

Tetradic

#8b95be

#b48bbe

#beb48b

#95be8b

Square

#8b95be

#be8baf

#beb48b

#8bbe9a

Shades

Color #8b95be mixed toward black.

#6875aa

#4f5b8d

#3b4469

#272d46

#141723

Tints

Color #8b95be mixed toward white.

#9ea7c9

#b2b8d4

#c5cadf

#d8dce9

#ecedf4

Tones

Color #8b95be mixed toward gray.

#8f98ba

#939ab5

#989db1

#9c9fad

#a0a2a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f90b5 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#8f8eb3 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#8caeac · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b95be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b95be]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8b95be (#8b95be) is rgb(139, 149, 190) in RGB.

No, #8b95be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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