#8980a1

Color #8980a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8980a1

RGB

rgb(137, 128, 161)

HSL

hsl(256.4, 14.9%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.4, 20.5%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 20.5%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(55.41, 10.26, -16.35)

LCH

lch(55.41, 19.3, 302.11)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.0501, 297.43)

HWB

hwb(256.4, 50.2%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a180

Analogous

#8088a1

#8980a1

#9a80a1

Triadic

#8980a1

#a18980

#80a189

Split-complementary

#8980a1

#a19a80

#88a180

Tetradic

#8980a1

#a18098

#98a180

#80a189

Square

#8980a1

#a18088

#98a180

#80a19a

Shades

Color #8980a1 mixed toward black.

#70678a

#5a526f

#433e53

#2d2937

#16151c

Tints

Color #8980a1 mixed toward white.

#9d95b1

#b0aac0

#c4c0d0

#d8d5e0

#ebeaef

Tones

Color #8980a1 mixed toward gray.

#8a839e

#8c869c

#8d8899

#8e8b96

#8f8e93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85859a · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#868698 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#899493 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8980a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8980a1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8980a1 (#8980a1) is rgb(137, 128, 161) in RGB.

No, #8980a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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