#8e9fc2

Color #8e9fc2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.58 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9fc2

RGB

rgb(142, 159, 194)

HSL

hsl(220.4, 29.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.4, 26.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.8%, 18%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(65.31, 1.96, -19.97)

LCH

lch(65.31, 20.07, 275.61)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.055, 264.68)

HWB

hwb(220.4, 55.7%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2b18e

Analogous

#8eb9c2

#8e9fc2

#978ec2

Triadic

#8e9fc2

#c28e9f

#9fc28e

Split-complementary

#8e9fc2

#c2978e

#b9c28e

Tetradic

#8e9fc2

#b18ec2

#c2b18e

#9fc28e

Square

#8e9fc2

#c28eb9

#c2b18e

#8ec297

Shades

Color #8e9fc2 mixed toward black.

#6a80ae

#4f6492

#3b4b6d

#273249

#141924

Tints

Color #8e9fc2 mixed toward white.

#a1afcc

#b4bfd6

#c7cfe1

#d9dfeb

#eceff5

Tones

Color #8e9fc2 mixed toward gray.

#92a1be

#97a2b9

#9ba4b5

#9fa5b1

#a4a7ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696ba · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#9593b8 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#8fb4b2 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9fc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9fc2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e9fc2 (#8e9fc2) is rgb(142, 159, 194) in RGB.

No, #8e9fc2 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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