#8da5bd

Color #8da5bd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.51 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8da5bd

RGB

rgb(141, 165, 189)

HSL

hsl(210, 26.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 25.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 12.7%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(66.71, -2.88, -15.08)

LCH

lch(66.71, 15.35, 259.19)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0443, 248.41)

HWB

hwb(210, 55.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bda58d

Analogous

#8dbdbd

#8da5bd

#8d8dbd

Triadic

#8da5bd

#bd8da5

#a5bd8d

Split-complementary

#8da5bd

#bd8d8d

#bdbd8d

Tetradic

#8da5bd

#a58dbd

#bda58d

#a5bd8d

Square

#8da5bd

#bd8dbd

#bda58d

#8dbd8d

Shades

Color #8da5bd mixed toward black.

#6a89a9

#516e8b

#3c5269

#283746

#141b23

Tints

Color #8da5bd mixed toward white.

#a0b4c8

#b3c3d3

#c6d2de

#d9e1e9

#ecf0f4

Tones

Color #8da5bd mixed toward gray.

#91a5b9

#95a5b5

#99a5b1

#9da5ad

#a1a5a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898b8 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#9795b6 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#8eb3b2 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8da5bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8da5bd]

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

#8da5bd (#8da5bd) is rgb(141, 165, 189) in RGB.

No, #8da5bd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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