#8490a3

Color #8490a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.11 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8490a3

RGB

rgb(132, 144, 163)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 14.4%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 19%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 11.7%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(59.43, -0.15, -11.47)

LCH

lch(59.43, 11.47, 269.25)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0316, 259.61)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 51.8%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a39784

Analogous

#849fa3

#8490a3

#8784a3

Triadic

#8490a3

#a38490

#90a384

Split-complementary

#8490a3

#a38784

#9fa384

Tetradic

#8490a3

#9784a3

#a39784

#90a384

Square

#8490a3

#a3849f

#a39784

#84a387

Shades

Color #8490a3 mixed toward black.

#69778d

#545f70

#3f4754

#2a3038

#15181c

Tints

Color #8490a3 mixed toward white.

#98a2b2

#adb5c2

#c1c7d1

#d6dae0

#eaecf0

Tones

Color #8490a3 mixed toward gray.

#8690a0

#89919e

#8c929b

#8e9299

#919396

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89899f · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#89889e · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#859b9a · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8490a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8490a3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#8490a3 (#8490a3) is rgb(132, 144, 163) in RGB.

No, #8490a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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