#8ca3b5

Color #8ca3b5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.09 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca3b5

RGB

rgb(140, 163, 181)

HSL

hsl(206.3, 21.7%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.3, 22.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 9.9%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(65.83, -3.98, -11.95)

LCH

lch(65.83, 12.6, 251.58)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0369, 241.7)

HWB

hwb(206.3, 54.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b59e8c

Analogous

#8cb5b2

#8ca3b5

#8c8eb5

Triadic

#8ca3b5

#b58ca3

#a3b58c

Split-complementary

#8ca3b5

#b58c8e

#b5b28c

Tetradic

#8ca3b5

#9e8cb5

#b59e8c

#a3b58c

Square

#8ca3b5

#b28cb5

#b59e8c

#8eb58c

Shades

Color #8ca3b5 mixed toward black.

#6b89a0

#546e82

#3f5262

#2a3741

#151b21

Tints

Color #8ca3b5 mixed toward white.

#9fb2c1

#b2c2ce

#c5d1da

#d9e0e6

#ecf0f3

Tones

Color #8ca3b5 mixed toward gray.

#8fa3b2

#93a2ae

#96a2ab

#9aa1a7

#9da1a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797b1 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#9593b0 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#8daead · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 10.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca3b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca3b5]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8ca3b5 (#8ca3b5) is rgb(140, 163, 181) in RGB.

No, #8ca3b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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