#8b9ecb

Color #8b9ecb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.52 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b9ecb

RGB

rgb(139, 158, 203)

HSL

hsl(222.2, 38.1%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.2, 31.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.5%, 22.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(65.16, 3.88, -25.23)

LCH

lch(65.16, 25.53, 278.74)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0697, 266.79)

HWB

hwb(222.2, 54.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbb88b

Analogous

#8bbecb

#8b9ecb

#988bcb

Triadic

#8b9ecb

#cb8b9e

#9ecb8b

Split-complementary

#8b9ecb

#cb988b

#becb8b

Tetradic

#8b9ecb

#b88bcb

#cbb88b

#9ecb8b

Square

#8b9ecb

#cb8bbe

#cbb88b

#8bcb98

Shades

Color #8b9ecb mixed toward black.

#647db9

#47609e

#354876

#23304f

#121827

Tints

Color #8b9ecb mixed toward white.

#9eaed4

#b2bedc

#c5cfe5

#d8dfee

#eceff6

Tones

Color #8b9ecb mixed toward gray.

#90a0c6

#96a2c0

#9ba5bb

#a0a7b6

#a6a9b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494c1 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#9291bf · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#8cb9b7 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b9ecb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b9ecb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b9ecb (#8b9ecb) is rgb(139, 158, 203) in RGB.

No, #8b9ecb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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