#8b9bbc

Color #8b9bbc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.82 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9bbc

RGB

rgb(139, 155, 188)

HSL

hsl(220.4, 26.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.4, 26.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 17.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(63.8, 1.82, -18.93)

LCH

lch(63.8, 19.02, 275.49)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0521, 264.72)

HWB

hwb(220.4, 54.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcac8b

Analogous

#8bb3bc

#8b9bbc

#938bbc

Triadic

#8b9bbc

#bc8b9b

#9bbc8b

Split-complementary

#8b9bbc

#bc938b

#b3bc8b

Tetradic

#8b9bbc

#ac8bbc

#bcac8b

#9bbc8b

Square

#8b9bbc

#bc8bb3

#bcac8b

#8bbc93

Shades

Color #8b9bbc mixed toward black.

#687da8

#50638a

#3c4a68

#283145

#141923

Tints

Color #8b9bbc mixed toward white.

#9eacc7

#b2bcd2

#c5cddd

#d8dee9

#eceef4

Tones

Color #8b9bbc mixed toward gray.

#8f9cb8

#939eb4

#979fb0

#9ba1ac

#9fa2a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292b5 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#9190b3 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#8cafad · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9bbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9bbc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b9bbc (#8b9bbc) is rgb(139, 155, 188) in RGB.

No, #8b9bbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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