#8b9bb7

Color #8b9bb7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9bb7

RGB

rgb(139, 155, 183)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 23.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 24%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24%, 15.3%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(63.63, 0.62, -16.39)

LCH

lch(63.63, 16.4, 272.17)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0453, 261.62)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 54.5%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7a78b

Analogous

#8bb1b7

#8b9bb7

#918bb7

Triadic

#8b9bb7

#b78b9b

#9bb78b

Split-complementary

#8b9bb7

#b7918b

#b1b78b

Tetradic

#8b9bb7

#a78bb7

#b7a78b

#9bb78b

Square

#8b9bb7

#b78bb1

#b7a78b

#8bb791

Shades

Color #8b9bb7 mixed toward black.

#6a7ea2

#526484

#3e4b63

#293242

#151921

Tints

Color #8b9bb7 mixed toward white.

#9eacc3

#b2bccf

#c5cddb

#d8dee7

#eceef3

Tones

Color #8b9bb7 mixed toward gray.

#8f9cb3

#929db0

#969eac

#9a9fa8

#9da0a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292b1 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#9190af · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#8cacaa · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9bb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9bb7]

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

#8b9bb7 (#8b9bb7) is rgb(139, 155, 183) in RGB.

No, #8b9bb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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