#8c9bb4

Color #8c9bb4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.85 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#8c9bb4

RGB

rgb(140, 155, 180)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 21.1%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 22.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 13.9%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(63.6, 0.22, -14.75)

LCH

lch(63.6, 14.75, 270.85)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0407, 260.68)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 54.9%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4a58c

Analogous

#8cafb4

#8c9bb4

#918cb4

Triadic

#8c9bb4

#b48c9b

#9bb48c

Split-complementary

#8c9bb4

#b4918c

#afb48c

Tetradic

#8c9bb4

#a58cb4

#b4a58c

#9bb48c

Square

#8c9bb4

#b48caf

#b4a58c

#8cb491

Shades

Color #8c9bb4 mixed toward black.

#6c7f9f

#546581

#3f4c61

#2a3241

#151920

Tints

Color #8c9bb4 mixed toward white.

#9facc0

#b2bccd

#c5cdd9

#d9dee6

#eceef2

Tones

Color #8c9bb4 mixed toward gray.

#8f9cb1

#939dad

#969daa

#999ea7

#9d9fa3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393ae · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#9291ad · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#8daaa9 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c9bb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c9bb4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8c9bb4 (#8c9bb4) is rgb(140, 155, 180) in RGB.

No, #8c9bb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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