#8399BD

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightslategray.

About #8399BD

At its core, #8399BD is a light and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 131 parts red, 153 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 31% Cyan, 19% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 26% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8399BD
RGB131, 153, 189
HSL217.2°, 30.5%, 62.7%
CMYK31%, 19%, 0%, 26%
HSV217.2°, 30.7%, 74.1%
LAB62.7, 0.8, -21.2
XYZ29.9, 31.3, 52.6
Decimal8624573

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.89:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.26:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.77:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.17:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8399BD; }
.text-color { color: #8399BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8399BD; }

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