#8e99c7

Color #8e99c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.21 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e99c7

RGB

rgb(142, 153, 199)

HSL

hsl(228.4, 33.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.4, 28.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.6%, 23.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(63.88, 6.58, -24.95)

LCH

lch(63.88, 25.8, 284.77)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.069, 273.99)

HWB

hwb(228.4, 55.7%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7bc8e

Analogous

#8eb6c7

#8e99c7

#a08ec7

Triadic

#8e99c7

#c78e99

#99c78e

Split-complementary

#8e99c7

#c7a08e

#b6c78e

Tetradic

#8e99c7

#bc8ec7

#c7bc8e

#99c78e

Square

#8e99c7

#c78eb6

#c7bc8e

#8ec7a0

Shades

Color #8e99c7 mixed toward black.

#6877b4

#4b5a98

#394472

#262d4c

#131726

Tints

Color #8e99c7 mixed toward white.

#a1aad0

#b4bbda

#c7cce3

#d9ddec

#eceef6

Tones

Color #8e99c7 mixed toward gray.

#939cc2

#989fbe

#9ca2b9

#a1a5b4

#a6a8af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393bd · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#9291bb · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#8fb5b3 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e99c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e99c7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8e99c7 (#8e99c7) is rgb(142, 153, 199) in RGB.

No, #8e99c7 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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