#888b9d

Color #888b9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#888b9d

RGB

rgb(136, 139, 157)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 9.7%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 13.4%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 11.5%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(58.16, 2.69, -9.91)

LCH

lch(58.16, 10.27, 285.19)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0271, 278.07)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 53.3%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9a88

Analogous

#88969d

#888b9d

#90889d

Triadic

#888b9d

#9d888b

#8b9d88

Split-complementary

#888b9d

#9d9088

#969d88

Tetradic

#888b9d

#9a889d

#9d9a88

#8b9d88

Square

#888b9d

#9d8896

#9d9a88

#889d90

Shades

Color #888b9d mixed toward black.

#6e7286

#585b6b

#424450

#2c2d36

#16171b

Tints

Color #888b9d mixed toward white.

#9c9ead

#b0b2be

#c4c5ce

#d7d8de

#ebecef

Tones

Color #888b9d mixed toward gray.

#8a8c9b

#8c8e9a

#8d8f98

#8f9096

#919194

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898999 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#898998 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#889695 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 8.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #888b9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#888b9d]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#888b9d (#888b9d) is rgb(136, 139, 157) in RGB.

No, #888b9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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