#8a98ad

Color #8a98ad

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.92 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a98ad

RGB

rgb(138, 152, 173)

HSL

hsl(216, 17.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 20.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 12.1%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(62.4, -0.37, -12.63)

LCH

lch(62.4, 12.64, 268.32)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.035, 258.31)

HWB

hwb(216, 54.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9f8a

Analogous

#8aaaad

#8a98ad

#8e8aad

Triadic

#8a98ad

#ad8a98

#98ad8a

Split-complementary

#8a98ad

#ad8e8a

#aaad8a

Tetradic

#8a98ad

#9f8aad

#ad9f8a

#98ad8a

Square

#8a98ad

#ad8aaa

#ad9f8a

#8aad8e

Shades

Color #8a98ad mixed toward black.

#6c7d98

#55647a

#404b5b

#2b323d

#15191e

Tints

Color #8a98ad mixed toward white.

#9ea9bb

#b1bac8

#c5ccd6

#d8dde4

#eceef1

Tones

Color #8a98ad mixed toward gray.

#8d99aa

#9099a7

#939aa4

#969aa1

#999b9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090a8 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#8f8ea7 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#8ba4a3 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a98ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a98ad]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a98ad (#8a98ad) is rgb(138, 152, 173) in RGB.

No, #8a98ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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