#8a9aaf

Color #8a9aaf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9aaf

RGB

rgb(138, 154, 175)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 18.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 21.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 12%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(63.02, -1.03, -12.83)

LCH

lch(63.02, 12.87, 265.41)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0361, 255.23)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 54.1%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#af9f8a

Analogous

#8aadaf

#8a9aaf

#8d8aaf

Triadic

#8a9aaf

#af8a9a

#9aaf8a

Split-complementary

#8a9aaf

#af8d8a

#adaf8a

Tetradic

#8a9aaf

#9f8aaf

#af9f8a

#9aaf8a

Square

#8a9aaf

#af8aad

#af9f8a

#8aaf8d

Shades

Color #8a9aaf mixed toward black.

#6b7f9a

#55667c

#404c5d

#2a333e

#15191f

Tints

Color #8a9aaf mixed toward white.

#9eabbc

#b1bcca

#c5cdd7

#d8dde4

#eceef2

Tones

Color #8a9aaf mixed toward gray.

#8d9aac

#909ba9

#939ba6

#969ca3

#999ca0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191aa · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#908fa9 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#8ba6a5 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9aaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9aaf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a9aaf (#8a9aaf) is rgb(138, 154, 175) in RGB.

No, #8a9aaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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