#8b97bb

Color #8b97bb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b97bb

RGB

rgb(139, 151, 187)

HSL

hsl(225, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 19.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(62.68, 3.84, -20.08)

LCH

lch(62.68, 20.44, 280.83)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0551, 270.52)

HWB

hwb(225, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbaf8b

Analogous

#8bafbb

#8b97bb

#978bbb

Triadic

#8b97bb

#bb8b97

#97bb8b

Split-complementary

#8b97bb

#bb978b

#afbb8b

Tetradic

#8b97bb

#af8bbb

#bbaf8b

#97bb8b

Square

#8b97bb

#bb8baf

#bbaf8b

#8bbb97

Shades

Color #8b97bb mixed toward black.

#6978a7

#505e89

#3c4767

#282f44

#141822

Tints

Color #8b97bb mixed toward white.

#9ea8c6

#b2bad2

#c5cbdd

#d8dce8

#eceef4

Tones

Color #8b97bb mixed toward gray.

#8f99b7

#939bb3

#979daf

#9b9fab

#9fa1a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090b3 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#908fb1 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#8cadab · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b97bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b97bb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b97bb (#8b97bb) is rgb(139, 151, 187) in RGB.

No, #8b97bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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