#8b97c7

Color #8b97c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.41 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b97c7

RGB

rgb(139, 151, 199)

HSL

hsl(228, 34.9%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 30.2%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 24.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(63.13, 6.82, -26.12)

LCH

lch(63.13, 27, 284.63)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0722, 273.49)

HWB

hwb(228, 54.5%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7bb8b

Analogous

#8bb5c7

#8b97c7

#9d8bc7

Triadic

#8b97c7

#c78b97

#97c78b

Split-complementary

#8b97c7

#c79d8b

#b5c78b

Tetradic

#8b97c7

#bb8bc7

#c7bb8b

#97c78b

Square

#8b97c7

#c78bb5

#c7bb8b

#8bc79d

Shades

Color #8b97c7 mixed toward black.

#6575b5

#495998

#374372

#252d4c

#121626

Tints

Color #8b97c7 mixed toward white.

#9ea8d0

#b2bada

#c5cbe3

#d8dcec

#eceef6

Tones

Color #8b97c7 mixed toward gray.

#909ac2

#959dbd

#9aa0b8

#9fa3b3

#a4a6ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090bd · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#908fba · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#8cb4b2 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b97c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b97c7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8b97c7 (#8b97c7) is rgb(139, 151, 199) in RGB.

No, #8b97c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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