#8a91a0

Color #8a91a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a91a0

RGB

rgb(138, 145, 160)

HSL

hsl(220.9, 10.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.9, 13.8%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 9.4%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(60.06, 0.63, -8.77)

LCH

lch(60.06, 8.79, 274.11)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0238, 265.66)

HWB

hwb(220.9, 54.1%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0998a

Analogous

#8a9ca0

#8a91a0

#8e8aa0

Triadic

#8a91a0

#a08a91

#91a08a

Split-complementary

#8a91a0

#a08e8a

#9ca08a

Tetradic

#8a91a0

#998aa0

#a0998a

#91a08a

Square

#8a91a0

#a08a9c

#a0998a

#8aa08e

Shades

Color #8a91a0 mixed toward black.

#6f7789

#59606e

#434852

#2c3037

#16181b

Tints

Color #8a91a0 mixed toward white.

#9da3b0

#b1b6c0

#c4c8cf

#d8dadf

#ebedef

Tones

Color #8a91a0 mixed toward gray.

#8c929e

#8e929c

#8f939a

#919499

#939497

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d9d · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#8d8c9c · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#8a9a99 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a91a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a91a0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a91a0 (#8a91a0) is rgb(138, 145, 160) in RGB.

No, #8a91a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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