#8f9db5

Color #8f9db5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8f9db5

RGB

rgb(143, 157, 181)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 20.4%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 21%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(21%, 13.3%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(64.39, 0.3, -14.09)

LCH

lch(64.39, 14.09, 271.22)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0388, 261.24)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 56.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a78f

Analogous

#8fb0b5

#8f9db5

#948fb5

Triadic

#8f9db5

#b58f9d

#9db58f

Split-complementary

#8f9db5

#b5948f

#b0b58f

Tetradic

#8f9db5

#a78fb5

#b5a78f

#9db58f

Square

#8f9db5

#b58fb0

#b5a78f

#8fb594

Shades

Color #8f9db5 mixed toward black.

#6e809f

#566682

#404d61

#2b3341

#151a20

Tints

Color #8f9db5 mixed toward white.

#a2adc1

#b4bece

#c7ceda

#dadee6

#eceff3

Tones

Color #8f9db5 mixed toward gray.

#929eb2

#959faf

#989fab

#9ca0a8

#9fa1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595b0 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#9493ae · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#90abaa · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f9db5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f9db5]

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

#8f9db5 (#8f9db5) is rgb(143, 157, 181) in RGB.

No, #8f9db5 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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