#8c9db5

Color #8c9db5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.04 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8c9db5

RGB

rgb(140, 157, 181)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 21.7%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 22.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 13.3%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(64.18, -0.66, -14.43)

LCH

lch(64.18, 14.45, 267.38)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0403, 256.96)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 54.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a48c

Analogous

#8cb1b5

#8c9db5

#8f8cb5

Triadic

#8c9db5

#b58c9d

#9db58c

Split-complementary

#8c9db5

#b58f8c

#b1b58c

Tetradic

#8c9db5

#a48cb5

#b5a48c

#9db58c

Square

#8c9db5

#b58cb1

#b5a48c

#8cb58f

Shades

Color #8c9db5 mixed toward black.

#6b81a0

#546782

#3f4d62

#2a3341

#151a21

Tints

Color #8c9db5 mixed toward white.

#9fadc1

#b2bece

#c5ceda

#d9dee6

#eceff3

Tones

Color #8c9db5 mixed toward gray.

#8f9db2

#939eae

#969fab

#9a9fa7

#9da0a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494b0 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#9391ae · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#8dabaa · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c9db5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c9db5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8c9db5 (#8c9db5) is rgb(140, 157, 181) in RGB.

No, #8c9db5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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