#8c98a8

Color #8c98a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8c98a8

RGB

rgb(140, 152, 168)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 13.9%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 16.7%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 9.5%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(62.39, -0.85, -9.81)

LCH

lch(62.39, 9.85, 265.05)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0274, 255.61)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 54.9%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a89c8c

Analogous

#8ca6a8

#8c98a8

#8e8ca8

Triadic

#8c98a8

#a88c98

#98a88c

Split-complementary

#8c98a8

#a88e8c

#a6a88c

Tetradic

#8c98a8

#9c8ca8

#a89c8c

#98a88c

Square

#8c98a8

#a88ca6

#a89c8c

#8ca88e

Shades

Color #8c98a8 mixed toward black.

#6f7e92

#586575

#424b58

#2c323a

#16191d

Tints

Color #8c98a8 mixed toward white.

#9fa9b7

#b2bac5

#c5ccd4

#d9dde2

#eceef1

Tones

Color #8c98a8 mixed toward gray.

#8e98a6

#9199a3

#9399a1

#95999f

#989a9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191a4 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#9190a3 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#8da1a1 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c98a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c98a8]

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

#8c98a8 (#8c98a8) is rgb(140, 152, 168) in RGB.

No, #8c98a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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