#8f9dab

Color #8f9dab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.43 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8f9dab

RGB

rgb(143, 157, 171)

HSL

hsl(210, 14.3%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 16.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 8.2%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(64.07, -1.96, -8.96)

LCH

lch(64.07, 9.17, 257.66)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0261, 248.16)

HWB

hwb(210, 56.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab9d8f

Analogous

#8fabab

#8f9dab

#8f8fab

Triadic

#8f9dab

#ab8f9d

#9dab8f

Split-complementary

#8f9dab

#ab8f8f

#abab8f

Tetradic

#8f9dab

#9d8fab

#ab9d8f

#9dab8f

Square

#8f9dab

#ab8fab

#ab9d8f

#8fab8f

Shades

Color #8f9dab mixed toward black.

#718395

#5a6978

#434f5a

#2d343c

#161a1e

Tints

Color #8f9dab mixed toward white.

#a2adb9

#b4bec7

#c7ced5

#dadee3

#eceff1

Tones

Color #8f9dab mixed toward gray.

#919da9

#949da6

#969da4

#989da2

#9b9d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595a8 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#9493a7 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#90a5a5 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f9dab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f9dab]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#8f9dab (#8f9dab) is rgb(143, 157, 171) in RGB.

No, #8f9dab 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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