#8b86a0

Color #8b86a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8b86a0

RGB

rgb(139, 134, 160)

HSL

hsl(251.5, 12%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.5, 16.2%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 16.2%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(57.15, 7.25, -13.12)

LCH

lch(57.15, 14.99, 298.92)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.039, 294.07)

HWB

hwb(251.5, 52.5%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba086

Analogous

#868ea0

#8b86a0

#9886a0

Triadic

#8b86a0

#a08b86

#86a08b

Split-complementary

#8b86a0

#a09886

#8ea086

Tetradic

#8b86a0

#a0869b

#9ba086

#86a08b

Square

#8b86a0

#a0868e

#9ba086

#86a098

Shades

Color #8b86a0 mixed toward black.

#716c89

#5b566e

#444152

#2d2b37

#17161b

Tints

Color #8b86a0 mixed toward white.

#9e9ab0

#b2aec0

#c5c2cf

#d8d7df

#ecebef

Tones

Color #8b86a0 mixed toward gray.

#8c889e

#8e8a9c

#8f8c99

#908f97

#929195

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89899a · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#898a99 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#8b9594 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b86a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b86a0]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8b86a0 (#8b86a0) is rgb(139, 134, 160) in RGB.

No, #8b86a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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