#8a87a0

Color #8a87a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a87a0

RGB

rgb(138, 135, 160)

HSL

hsl(247.2, 11.6%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.2, 15.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 15.6%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(57.34, 6.33, -12.85)

LCH

lch(57.34, 14.32, 296.23)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0372, 290.77)

HWB

hwb(247.2, 52.9%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da087

Analogous

#8790a0

#8a87a0

#9687a0

Triadic

#8a87a0

#a08a87

#87a08a

Split-complementary

#8a87a0

#a09687

#90a087

Tetradic

#8a87a0

#a0879d

#9da087

#87a08a

Square

#8a87a0

#a08790

#9da087

#87a096

Shades

Color #8a87a0 mixed toward black.

#706d89

#5a576e

#434152

#2d2b37

#16161b

Tints

Color #8a87a0 mixed toward white.

#9d9bb0

#b1afc0

#c4c3cf

#d8d7df

#ebebef

Tones

Color #8a87a0 mixed toward gray.

#8b899e

#8d8b9c

#8f8d9a

#908f98

#929195

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89899a · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#898999 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#8a9695 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a87a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a87a0]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a87a0 (#8a87a0) is rgb(138, 135, 160) in RGB.

No, #8a87a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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