#8b97bc

Color #8b97bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b97bc

RGB

rgb(139, 151, 188)

HSL

hsl(225.3, 26.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.3, 26.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 19.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.72, 4.08, -20.58)

LCH

lch(62.72, 20.98, 281.21)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0565, 270.81)

HWB

hwb(225.3, 54.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcb08b

Analogous

#8bafbc

#8b97bc

#978bbc

Triadic

#8b97bc

#bc8b97

#97bc8b

Split-complementary

#8b97bc

#bc978b

#afbc8b

Tetradic

#8b97bc

#b08bbc

#bcb08b

#97bc8b

Square

#8b97bc

#bc8baf

#bcb08b

#8bbc97

Shades

Color #8b97bc mixed toward black.

#6878a8

#505e8a

#3c4768

#282f45

#141823

Tints

Color #8b97bc mixed toward white.

#9ea8c7

#b2bad2

#c5cbdd

#d8dce9

#eceef4

Tones

Color #8b97bc mixed toward gray.

#8f99b8

#939bb4

#979db0

#9b9fac

#9fa1a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090b4 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#908fb2 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#8cadac · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b97bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b97bc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b97bc (#8b97bc) is rgb(139, 151, 188) in RGB.

No, #8b97bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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