#8e9db9

Color #8e9db9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.45 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9db9

RGB

rgb(142, 157, 185)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 23.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 23.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 15.1%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(64.46, 0.92, -16.24)

LCH

lch(64.46, 16.27, 273.24)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0446, 262.92)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 55.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9aa8e

Analogous

#8eb2b9

#8e9db9

#948eb9

Triadic

#8e9db9

#b98e9d

#9db98e

Split-complementary

#8e9db9

#b9948e

#b2b98e

Tetradic

#8e9db9

#aa8eb9

#b9aa8e

#9db98e

Square

#8e9db9

#b98eb2

#b9aa8e

#8eb994

Shades

Color #8e9db9 mixed toward black.

#6c80a4

#536587

#3f4c65

#2a3343

#151922

Tints

Color #8e9db9 mixed toward white.

#a1adc5

#b4bed0

#c6cedc

#d9dee8

#eceff3

Tones

Color #8e9db9 mixed toward gray.

#929eb5

#959fb2

#99a0ae

#9ca1ab

#a0a2a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595b3 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#9493b1 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#8faeac · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9db9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9db9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e9db9 (#8e9db9) is rgb(142, 157, 185) in RGB.

No, #8e9db9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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