#8a86a2

Color #8a86a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a86a2

RGB

rgb(138, 134, 162)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 13.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 17.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 17.3%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(57.14, 7.35, -14.3)

LCH

lch(57.14, 16.08, 297.2)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0418, 291.78)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 52.5%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea286

Analogous

#8690a2

#8a86a2

#9886a2

Triadic

#8a86a2

#a28a86

#86a28a

Split-complementary

#8a86a2

#a29886

#90a286

Tetradic

#8a86a2

#a2869e

#9ea286

#86a28a

Square

#8a86a2

#a28690

#9ea286

#86a298

Shades

Color #8a86a2 mixed toward black.

#706b8b

#595670

#434054

#2d2b38

#16151c

Tints

Color #8a86a2 mixed toward white.

#9d9ab1

#b1aec1

#c4c2d0

#d8d7e0

#ebebef

Tones

Color #8a86a2 mixed toward gray.

#8c88a0

#8d8b9d

#8f8d9b

#918f99

#929296

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88889c · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#89899a · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#8a9796 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a86a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a86a2]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a86a2 (#8a86a2) is rgb(138, 134, 162) in RGB.

No, #8a86a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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