#8ba4b2

Color #8ba4b2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8ba4b2

RGB

rgb(139, 164, 178)

HSL

hsl(201.5, 20.2%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.5, 21.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(65.95, -5.53, -10.11)

LCH

lch(65.95, 11.52, 241.32)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0347, 232.5)

HWB

hwb(201.5, 54.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2998b

Analogous

#8bb2ad

#8ba4b2

#8b91b2

Triadic

#8ba4b2

#b28ba4

#a4b28b

Split-complementary

#8ba4b2

#b28b91

#b2ad8b

Tetradic

#8ba4b2

#998bb2

#b2998b

#a4b28b

Square

#8ba4b2

#ad8bb2

#b2998b

#91b28b

Shades

Color #8ba4b2 mixed toward black.

#6b8b9d

#54707f

#3f545f

#2a3840

#151c20

Tints

Color #8ba4b2 mixed toward white.

#9eb3bf

#b2c2cc

#c5d2d9

#d8e1e5

#ecf0f2

Tones

Color #8ba4b2 mixed toward gray.

#8ea3af

#92a2ac

#95a1a8

#98a0a5

#9ba0a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9697af · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#9593ae · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#8cacac · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ba4b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ba4b2]

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Frequently asked questions

#8ba4b2 (#8ba4b2) is rgb(139, 164, 178) in RGB.

No, #8ba4b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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