#8d8a9d

Color #8d8a9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.76 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8a9d

RGB

rgb(141, 138, 157)

HSL

hsl(249.5, 8.8%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.5, 12.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 12.1%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(58.3, 4.99, -9.67)

LCH

lch(58.3, 10.88, 297.3)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0282, 292.93)

HWB

hwb(249.5, 54.1%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a9d8a

Analogous

#8a909d

#8d8a9d

#968a9d

Triadic

#8d8a9d

#9d8d8a

#8a9d8d

Split-complementary

#8d8a9d

#9d968a

#909d8a

Tetradic

#8d8a9d

#9d8a9a

#9a9d8a

#8a9d8d

Square

#8d8a9d

#9d8a90

#9a9d8a

#8a9d96

Shades

Color #8d8a9d mixed toward black.

#737086

#5c5a6b

#454350

#2e2d35

#17161b

Tints

Color #8d8a9d mixed toward white.

#a09dad

#b3b1be

#c6c4ce

#d9d8de

#ecebef

Tones

Color #8d8a9d mixed toward gray.

#8e8b9b

#8f8d9a

#908f98

#919097

#929295

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c99 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#8c8c98 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#8d9594 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8a9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8a9d]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8d8a9d (#8d8a9d) is rgb(141, 138, 157) in RGB.

No, #8d8a9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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