#8b9cb7

Color #8b9cb7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.63 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9cb7

RGB

rgb(139, 156, 183)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 23.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 24%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24%, 14.8%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(63.9, 0.06, -15.98)

LCH

lch(63.9, 15.98, 270.22)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0443, 259.6)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 54.5%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7a68b

Analogous

#8bb2b7

#8b9cb7

#908bb7

Triadic

#8b9cb7

#b78b9c

#9cb78b

Split-complementary

#8b9cb7

#b7908b

#b2b78b

Tetradic

#8b9cb7

#a68bb7

#b7a68b

#9cb78b

Square

#8b9cb7

#b78bb2

#b7a68b

#8bb790

Shades

Color #8b9cb7 mixed toward black.

#6a80a2

#526684

#3e4c63

#293342

#151921

Tints

Color #8b9cb7 mixed toward white.

#9eacc3

#b2bdcf

#c5cddb

#d8dee7

#eceef3

Tones

Color #8b9cb7 mixed toward gray.

#8f9db3

#929eb0

#969eac

#9a9fa8

#9da0a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393b1 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#9290af · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#8cacab · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9cb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9cb7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#8b9cb7 (#8b9cb7) is rgb(139, 156, 183) in RGB.

No, #8b9cb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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