#8e9eb8

Color #8e9eb8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.02 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9eb8

RGB

rgb(142, 158, 184)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 22.8%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 22.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.8%, 14.1%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(64.7, 0.13, -15.32)

LCH

lch(64.7, 15.32, 270.49)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0424, 260.09)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 55.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8a88e

Analogous

#8eb3b8

#8e9eb8

#938eb8

Triadic

#8e9eb8

#b88e9e

#9eb88e

Split-complementary

#8e9eb8

#b8938e

#b3b88e

Tetradic

#8e9eb8

#a88eb8

#b8a88e

#9eb88e

Square

#8e9eb8

#b88eb3

#b8a88e

#8eb893

Shades

Color #8e9eb8 mixed toward black.

#6d81a3

#546785

#3f4d64

#2a3343

#151a21

Tints

Color #8e9eb8 mixed toward white.

#a1aec4

#b4bed0

#c6cedb

#d9dfe7

#eceff3

Tones

Color #8e9eb8 mixed toward gray.

#919fb4

#95a0b1

#98a0ad

#9ca1aa

#9fa2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595b2 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#9493b1 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#8fadac · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9eb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9eb8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#8e9eb8 (#8e9eb8) is rgb(142, 158, 184) in RGB.

No, #8e9eb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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