#8b96b3

Color #8b96b3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.44 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b96b3

RGB

rgb(139, 150, 179)

HSL

hsl(223.5, 20.8%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.5, 22.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 16.2%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(62.13, 2.48, -16.41)

LCH

lch(62.13, 16.6, 278.59)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0448, 268.85)

HWB

hwb(223.5, 54.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3a88b

Analogous

#8baab3

#8b96b3

#948bb3

Triadic

#8b96b3

#b38b96

#96b38b

Split-complementary

#8b96b3

#b3948b

#aab38b

Tetradic

#8b96b3

#a88bb3

#b3a88b

#96b38b

Square

#8b96b3

#b38baa

#b3a88b

#8bb394

Shades

Color #8b96b3 mixed toward black.

#6b799e

#546080

#3f4860

#2a3040

#151820

Tints

Color #8b96b3 mixed toward white.

#9ea8c0

#b2b9cc

#c5cbd9

#d8dce6

#eceef2

Tones

Color #8b96b3 mixed toward gray.

#8f98b0

#9299ac

#959ba9

#989ca6

#9c9ea2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090ad · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#8f8eab · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#8ca7a6 · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b96b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b96b3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b96b3 (#8b96b3) is rgb(139, 150, 179) in RGB.

No, #8b96b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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