#8a93a8

Color #8a93a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.17 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a93a8

RGB

rgb(138, 147, 168)

HSL

hsl(222, 14.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 17.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 12.5%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(60.87, 1.29, -12.1)

LCH

lch(60.87, 12.17, 276.09)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0328, 267.03)

HWB

hwb(222, 54.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a89f8a

Analogous

#8aa2a8

#8a93a8

#908aa8

Triadic

#8a93a8

#a88a93

#93a88a

Split-complementary

#8a93a8

#a8908a

#a2a88a

Tetradic

#8a93a8

#9f8aa8

#a89f8a

#93a88a

Square

#8a93a8

#a88aa2

#a89f8a

#8aa890

Shades

Color #8a93a8 mixed toward black.

#6d7892

#576075

#414858

#2c303a

#16181d

Tints

Color #8a93a8 mixed toward white.

#9ea5b6

#b1b7c5

#c5c9d3

#d8dbe2

#ecedf0

Tones

Color #8a93a8 mixed toward gray.

#8d94a5

#8f95a3

#9296a0

#94979e

#97989b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ea3 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#8d8da2 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#8a9f9e · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a93a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a93a8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a93a8 (#8a93a8) is rgb(138, 147, 168) in RGB.

No, #8a93a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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