#8a89a3

Color #8a89a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.72 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a89a3

RGB

rgb(138, 137, 163)

HSL

hsl(242.3, 12.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.3, 16%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 16%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(57.98, 5.85, -13.6)

LCH

lch(57.98, 14.8, 293.27)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0386, 287.03)

HWB

hwb(242.3, 53.7%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a389

Analogous

#8995a3

#8a89a3

#9789a3

Triadic

#8a89a3

#a38a89

#89a38a

Split-complementary

#8a89a3

#a39789

#95a389

Tetradic

#8a89a3

#a389a2

#a2a389

#89a38a

Square

#8a89a3

#a38995

#a2a389

#89a397

Shades

Color #8a89a3 mixed toward black.

#6f6d8c

#595870

#424254

#2c2c38

#16161c

Tints

Color #8a89a3 mixed toward white.

#9d9db2

#b1b0c2

#c4c4d1

#d8d8e0

#ebebf0

Tones

Color #8a89a3 mixed toward gray.

#8c8ba1

#8e8d9f

#908f9c

#92929a

#949498

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a9d · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#8a8a9c · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#8a9897 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a89a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a89a3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8a89a3 (#8a89a3) is rgb(138, 137, 163) in RGB.

No, #8a89a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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