#8490a2

Color #8490a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.95 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8490a2

RGB

rgb(132, 144, 162)

HSL

hsl(216, 13.9%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 18.5%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 11.1%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(59.4, -0.38, -10.95)

LCH

lch(59.4, 10.96, 268.01)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0303, 258.39)

HWB

hwb(216, 51.8%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a29684

Analogous

#849fa2

#8490a2

#8784a2

Triadic

#8490a2

#a28490

#90a284

Split-complementary

#8490a2

#a28784

#9fa284

Tetradic

#8490a2

#9684a2

#a29684

#90a284

Square

#8490a2

#a2849f

#a29684

#84a287

Shades

Color #8490a2 mixed toward black.

#69778b

#545f70

#3f4754

#2a3038

#15181c

Tints

Color #8490a2 mixed toward white.

#98a2b1

#adb5c1

#c1c7d0

#d6dae0

#eaecef

Tones

Color #8490a2 mixed toward gray.

#86909f

#89919d

#8b919a

#8e9298

#909295

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89899e · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#89889d · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#859b9a · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8490a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8490a2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8490a2 (#8490a2) is rgb(132, 144, 162) in RGB.

No, #8490a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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