#8b9aaf

Color #8b9aaf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.51 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9aaf

RGB

rgb(139, 154, 175)

HSL

hsl(215, 18.4%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 20.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 12%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(63.09, -0.7, -12.71)

LCH

lch(63.09, 12.73, 266.85)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0355, 256.82)

HWB

hwb(215, 54.5%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa08b

Analogous

#8bacaf

#8b9aaf

#8e8baf

Triadic

#8b9aaf

#af8b9a

#9aaf8b

Split-complementary

#8b9aaf

#af8e8b

#acaf8b

Tetradic

#8b9aaf

#a08baf

#afa08b

#9aaf8b

Square

#8b9aaf

#af8bac

#afa08b

#8baf8e

Shades

Color #8b9aaf mixed toward black.

#6c7f9a

#55667c

#404c5d

#2b333e

#15191f

Tints

Color #8b9aaf mixed toward white.

#9eabbc

#b2bcca

#c5cdd7

#d8dde4

#eceef2

Tones

Color #8b9aaf mixed toward gray.

#8e9bac

#919ba9

#949ca6

#979ca3

#9a9da0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292aa · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#9190a9 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#8ca6a5 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9aaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9aaf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b9aaf (#8b9aaf) is rgb(139, 154, 175) in RGB.

No, #8b9aaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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