#8c8aad

Color #8c8aad

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.93 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8aad

RGB

rgb(140, 138, 173)

HSL

hsl(243.4, 17.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.4, 20.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(58.76, 8.24, -18.12)

LCH

lch(58.76, 19.91, 294.45)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.0519, 287.49)

HWB

hwb(243.4, 54.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abad8a

Analogous

#8a9aad

#8c8aad

#9e8aad

Triadic

#8c8aad

#ad8c8a

#8aad8c

Split-complementary

#8c8aad

#ad9e8a

#9aad8a

Tetradic

#8c8aad

#ad8aab

#abad8a

#8aad8c

Square

#8c8aad

#ad8a9a

#abad8a

#8aad9e

Shades

Color #8c8aad mixed toward black.

#6e6c98

#58557a

#42405b

#2c2b3d

#16151e

Tints

Color #8c8aad mixed toward white.

#9f9ebb

#b2b1c8

#c6c5d6

#d9d8e4

#ececf1

Tones

Color #8c8aad mixed toward gray.

#8f8daa

#9190a7

#9493a4

#9696a1

#99999e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ba5 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#8b8ba4 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#8c9f9e · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8aad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8aad]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8c8aad (#8c8aad) is rgb(140, 138, 173) in RGB.

No, #8c8aad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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