#8399A8
A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Lightslategray.
About #8399A8
At its core, #8399A8 is a medium and muted hue. Its closest recognized web color is Lightslategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 153, and 168.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 22% cyan and 9% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 204.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#8399A8
RGB131, 153, 168
HSL204.3°, 17.5%, 58.6%
CMYK22%, 9%, 0%, 34%
HSV204.3°, 22.0%, 65.9%
LAB62.0, -4.4, -10.4
XYZ27.8, 30.4, 41.5
Decimal8624552
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.96:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.09:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.83:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.02:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #8399A8;
}
.text-color {
color: #8399A8;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #8399A8;
}