#8b9ab3

Color #8b9ab3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.53 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9ab3

RGB

rgb(139, 154, 179)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 20.8%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 22.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 14%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(63.22, 0.23, -14.76)

LCH

lch(63.22, 14.76, 270.89)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0407, 260.68)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 54.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3a48b

Analogous

#8baeb3

#8b9ab3

#908bb3

Triadic

#8b9ab3

#b38b9a

#9ab38b

Split-complementary

#8b9ab3

#b3908b

#aeb38b

Tetradic

#8b9ab3

#a48bb3

#b3a48b

#9ab38b

Square

#8b9ab3

#b38bae

#b3a48b

#8bb390

Shades

Color #8b9ab3 mixed toward black.

#6b7e9e

#546580

#3f4b60

#2a3240

#151920

Tints

Color #8b9ab3 mixed toward white.

#9eabc0

#b2bccc

#c5cdd9

#d8dde6

#eceef2

Tones

Color #8b9ab3 mixed toward gray.

#8f9bb0

#929cac

#959da9

#989da6

#9c9ea2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292ad · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#9190ac · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#8ca9a8 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9ab3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9ab3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b9ab3 (#8b9ab3) is rgb(139, 154, 179) in RGB.

No, #8b9ab3 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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