#8ba7c4

Color #8ba7c4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8ba7c4

RGB

rgb(139, 167, 196)

HSL

hsl(210.5, 32.6%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.5, 29.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.1%, 14.8%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(67.36, -2.89, -17.99)

LCH

lch(67.36, 18.22, 260.87)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0527, 249.43)

HWB

hwb(210.5, 54.5%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4a88b

Analogous

#8bc4c4

#8ba7c4

#8b8bc4

Triadic

#8ba7c4

#c48ba7

#a7c48b

Split-complementary

#8ba7c4

#c48b8b

#c4c48b

Tetradic

#8ba7c4

#a88bc4

#c4a88b

#a7c48b

Square

#8ba7c4

#c48bc4

#c4a88b

#8bc48b

Shades

Color #8ba7c4 mixed toward black.

#668bb1

#4b6f94

#38536f

#26384a

#131c25

Tints

Color #8ba7c4 mixed toward white.

#9eb6ce

#b2c4d8

#c5d3e2

#d8e2eb

#ecf0f5

Tones

Color #8ba7c4 mixed toward gray.

#90a7bf

#95a7bb

#99a7b6

#9ea7b1

#a3a7ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898be · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#9694bc · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#8db8b7 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 13.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8ba7c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ba7c4]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#8ba7c4 (#8ba7c4) is rgb(139, 167, 196) in RGB.

No, #8ba7c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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