#8c889e

Color #8c889e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.9

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8c889e

RGB

rgb(140, 136, 158)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 10.2%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 13.9%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 13.9%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(57.71, 6, -11.13)

LCH

lch(57.71, 12.64, 298.33)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.0329, 293.68)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 53.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a9e88

Analogous

#888f9e

#8c889e

#97889e

Triadic

#8c889e

#9e8c88

#889e8c

Split-complementary

#8c889e

#9e9788

#8f9e88

Tetradic

#8c889e

#9e889a

#9a9e88

#889e8c

Square

#8c889e

#9e888f

#9a9e88

#889e97

Shades

Color #8c889e mixed toward black.

#726e87

#5c586c

#454251

#2e2c36

#17161b

Tints

Color #8c889e mixed toward white.

#9f9cae

#b2b0be

#c5c3ce

#d9d7df

#ecebef

Tones

Color #8c889e mixed toward gray.

#8d8a9c

#8e8c9a

#8f8d98

#918f97

#929195

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a99 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#8b8b98 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#8c9594 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c889e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c889e]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8c889e (#8c889e) is rgb(140, 136, 158) in RGB.

No, #8c889e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8c889e, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast