#8b81a0

Color #8b81a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b81a0

RGB

rgb(139, 129, 160)

HSL

hsl(259.4, 14%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.4, 19.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 19.4%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(55.81, 10.14, -15.14)

LCH

lch(55.81, 18.22, 303.81)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.0473, 299.76)

HWB

hwb(259.4, 50.6%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a081

Analogous

#8187a0

#8b81a0

#9b81a0

Triadic

#8b81a0

#a08b81

#81a08b

Split-complementary

#8b81a0

#a09b81

#87a081

Tetradic

#8b81a0

#a08196

#96a081

#81a08b

Square

#8b81a0

#a08187

#96a081

#81a09b

Shades

Color #8b81a0 mixed toward black.

#736889

#5c536e

#453e52

#2e2937

#17151b

Tints

Color #8b81a0 mixed toward white.

#9e96b0

#b2abc0

#c5c0d0

#d8d5df

#eceaef

Tones

Color #8b81a0 mixed toward gray.

#8c849d

#8d869b

#8e8998

#8f8b96

#908e93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878799 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#878898 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#8b9492 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b81a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b81a0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8b81a0 (#8b81a0) is rgb(139, 129, 160) in RGB.

No, #8b81a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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