#8f9cb8

Color #8f9cb8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#8f9cb8

RGB

rgb(143, 156, 184)

HSL

hsl(221, 22.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221, 22.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 15.2%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(64.22, 1.56, -16.03)

LCH

lch(64.22, 16.11, 275.56)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0438, 265.55)

HWB

hwb(221, 56.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8ab8f

Analogous

#8fb0b8

#8f9cb8

#968fb8

Triadic

#8f9cb8

#b88f9c

#9cb88f

Split-complementary

#8f9cb8

#b8968f

#b0b88f

Tetradic

#8f9cb8

#ab8fb8

#b8ab8f

#9cb88f

Square

#8f9cb8

#b88fb0

#b8ab8f

#8fb896

Shades

Color #8f9cb8 mixed toward black.

#6e7ea3

#556485

#3f4b64

#2a3243

#151921

Tints

Color #8f9cb8 mixed toward white.

#a2acc4

#b4bdd0

#c7cddb

#dadee7

#eceef3

Tones

Color #8f9cb8 mixed toward gray.

#929db5

#969eb1

#99a0ae

#9da1aa

#a0a2a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595b2 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#9493b0 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#90adab · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f9cb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f9cb8]

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

#8f9cb8 (#8f9cb8) is rgb(143, 156, 184) in RGB.

No, #8f9cb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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