#8c95a1

Color #8c95a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8c95a1

RGB

rgb(140, 149, 161)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 10%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 13%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 7.5%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(61.35, -0.71, -7.41)

LCH

lch(61.35, 7.44, 264.53)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0206, 255.69)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 54.9%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1988c

Analogous

#8c9fa1

#8c95a1

#8d8ca1

Triadic

#8c95a1

#a18c95

#95a18c

Split-complementary

#8c95a1

#a18d8c

#9fa18c

Tetradic

#8c95a1

#988ca1

#a1988c

#95a18c

Square

#8c95a1

#a18c9f

#a1988c

#8ca18d

Shades

Color #8c95a1 mixed toward black.

#717c8a

#5a636e

#444a53

#2d3137

#17191c

Tints

Color #8c95a1 mixed toward white.

#9fa7b1

#b2b8c0

#c5cad0

#d9dce0

#ecedef

Tones

Color #8c95a1 mixed toward gray.

#8e959f

#8f959d

#91969c

#93969a

#959698

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#90909e · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#8f8f9e · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#8c9c9b · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 6.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c95a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c95a1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8c95a1 (#8c95a1) is rgb(140, 149, 161) in RGB.

No, #8c95a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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