#8ba2b3

Color #8ba2b3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.71 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8ba2b3

RGB

rgb(139, 162, 179)

HSL

hsl(205.5, 20.8%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.5, 22.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 9.5%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(65.42, -4.21, -11.45)

LCH

lch(65.42, 12.2, 249.81)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0359, 240.08)

HWB

hwb(205.5, 54.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b39c8b

Analogous

#8bb3b0

#8ba2b3

#8b8eb3

Triadic

#8ba2b3

#b38ba2

#a2b38b

Split-complementary

#8ba2b3

#b38b8e

#b3b08b

Tetradic

#8ba2b3

#9c8bb3

#b39c8b

#a2b38b

Square

#8ba2b3

#b08bb3

#b39c8b

#8eb38b

Shades

Color #8ba2b3 mixed toward black.

#6b889e

#546d80

#3f5260

#2a3740

#151b20

Tints

Color #8ba2b3 mixed toward white.

#9eb2c0

#b2c1cc

#c5d1d9

#d8e0e6

#ecf0f2

Tones

Color #8ba2b3 mixed toward gray.

#8fa2b0

#92a1ac

#95a1a9

#98a0a6

#9ca0a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696af · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#9492ae · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#8cacab · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ba2b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ba2b3]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8ba2b3 (#8ba2b3) is rgb(139, 162, 179) in RGB.

No, #8ba2b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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