#8b9dc0

Color #8b9dc0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.05 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9dc0

RGB

rgb(139, 157, 192)

HSL

hsl(219.6, 29.6%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.6, 27.6%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.6%, 18.2%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(64.49, 1.68, -20.13)

LCH

lch(64.49, 20.2, 274.77)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0555, 263.59)

HWB

hwb(219.6, 54.5%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0ae8b

Analogous

#8bb8c0

#8b9dc0

#938bc0

Triadic

#8b9dc0

#c08b9d

#9dc08b

Split-complementary

#8b9dc0

#c0938b

#b8c08b

Tetradic

#8b9dc0

#ae8bc0

#c0ae8b

#9dc08b

Square

#8b9dc0

#c08bb8

#c0ae8b

#8bc093

Shades

Color #8b9dc0 mixed toward black.

#677fad

#4e648f

#3a4b6b

#273247

#131924

Tints

Color #8b9dc0 mixed toward white.

#9eadca

#b2bed5

#c5cedf

#d8deea

#eceff4

Tones

Color #8b9dc0 mixed toward gray.

#8f9ebc

#94a0b7

#98a1b3

#9da3ae

#a1a4aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393b8 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#9291b6 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#8cb2b0 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 13.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9dc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9dc0]

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

#8b9dc0 (#8b9dc0) is rgb(139, 157, 192) in RGB.

No, #8b9dc0 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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