#8c8b9e

Color #8c8b9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.14 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8b9e

RGB

rgb(140, 139, 158)

HSL

hsl(243.2, 8.9%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.2, 12%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 12%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(58.52, 4.29, -9.92)

LCH

lch(58.52, 10.81, 293.39)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0281, 288.05)

HWB

hwb(243.2, 54.5%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9e8b

Analogous

#8b939e

#8c8b9e

#958b9e

Triadic

#8c8b9e

#9e8c8b

#8b9e8c

Split-complementary

#8c8b9e

#9e958b

#939e8b

Tetradic

#8c8b9e

#9e8b9d

#9d9e8b

#8b9e8c

Square

#8c8b9e

#9e8b93

#9d9e8b

#8b9e95

Shades

Color #8c8b9e mixed toward black.

#727187

#5b5a6c

#444451

#2e2d36

#17171b

Tints

Color #8c8b9e mixed toward white.

#9f9eae

#b2b2be

#c5c5ce

#d9d8df

#ececef

Tones

Color #8c8b9e mixed toward gray.

#8d8d9c

#8f8e9b

#909099

#929198

#939396

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c9a · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#8c8c99 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#8c9695 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8b9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8b9e]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8c8b9e (#8c8b9e) is rgb(140, 139, 158) in RGB.

No, #8c8b9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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