#8ca4c9

Color #8ca4c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.42 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca4c9

RGB

rgb(140, 164, 201)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 36.1%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 30.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 18.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(66.78, 0.3, -21.64)

LCH

lch(66.78, 21.64, 270.79)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0606, 258.97)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 54.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9b18c

Analogous

#8cc3c9

#8ca4c9

#938cc9

Triadic

#8ca4c9

#c98ca4

#a4c98c

Split-complementary

#8ca4c9

#c9938c

#c3c98c

Tetradic

#8ca4c9

#b18cc9

#c9b18c

#a4c98c

Square

#8ca4c9

#c98cc3

#c9b18c

#8cc993

Shades

Color #8ca4c9 mixed toward black.

#6585b7

#49699b

#374f74

#24344d

#121a27

Tints

Color #8ca4c9 mixed toward white.

#9fb3d2

#b2c2db

#c6d2e4

#d9e1ed

#ecf0f6

Tones

Color #8ca4c9 mixed toward gray.

#91a5c4

#96a6bf

#9ba7ba

#a0a8b5

#a6aab0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797c1 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#9694bf · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#8dbab9 · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca4c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca4c9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8ca4c9 (#8ca4c9) is rgb(140, 164, 201) in RGB.

No, #8ca4c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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