#8b99bc

Color #8b99bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.48 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b99bc

RGB

rgb(139, 153, 188)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 26.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 26.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 18.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(63.26, 2.95, -19.76)

LCH

lch(63.26, 19.98, 278.49)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0542, 267.89)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 54.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcae8b

Analogous

#8bb1bc

#8b99bc

#958bbc

Triadic

#8b99bc

#bc8b99

#99bc8b

Split-complementary

#8b99bc

#bc958b

#b1bc8b

Tetradic

#8b99bc

#ae8bbc

#bcae8b

#99bc8b

Square

#8b99bc

#bc8bb1

#bcae8b

#8bbc95

Shades

Color #8b99bc mixed toward black.

#687ba8

#50608a

#3c4868

#283045

#141823

Tints

Color #8b99bc mixed toward white.

#9eaac7

#b2bbd2

#c5ccdd

#d8dde9

#eceef4

Tones

Color #8b99bc mixed toward gray.

#8f9bb8

#939cb4

#979eb0

#9ba0ac

#9fa2a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191b4 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#908fb2 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#8caead · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b99bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b99bc]

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

#8b99bc (#8b99bc) is rgb(139, 153, 188) in RGB.

No, #8b99bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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