#8c89a0

Color #8c89a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.42 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#8c89a0

RGB

rgb(140, 137, 160)

HSL

hsl(247.8, 10.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.8, 14.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 14.4%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(58.04, 5.87, -11.78)

LCH

lch(58.04, 13.16, 296.49)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0342, 291.46)

HWB

hwb(247.8, 53.7%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da089

Analogous

#8991a0

#8c89a0

#9789a0

Triadic

#8c89a0

#a08c89

#89a08c

Split-complementary

#8c89a0

#a09789

#91a089

Tetradic

#8c89a0

#a0899d

#9da089

#89a08c

Square

#8c89a0

#a08991

#9da089

#89a097

Shades

Color #8c89a0 mixed toward black.

#726e89

#5b586e

#444252

#2e2c37

#17161b

Tints

Color #8c89a0 mixed toward white.

#9f9db0

#b2b0c0

#c5c4cf

#d9d8df

#ecebef

Tones

Color #8c89a0 mixed toward gray.

#8d8b9e

#8f8d9c

#908f9a

#929198

#939296

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b9b · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#8b8b9a · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#8c9796 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c89a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c89a0]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8c89a0 (#8c89a0) is rgb(140, 137, 160) in RGB.

No, #8c89a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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