#8d8aa0

Color #8d8aa0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8aa0

RGB

rgb(141, 138, 160)

HSL

hsl(248.2, 10.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.2, 13.8%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 13.8%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(58.39, 5.64, -11.24)

LCH

lch(58.39, 12.58, 296.65)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0327, 291.7)

HWB

hwb(248.2, 54.1%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da08a

Analogous

#8a92a0

#8d8aa0

#988aa0

Triadic

#8d8aa0

#a08d8a

#8aa08d

Split-complementary

#8d8aa0

#a0988a

#92a08a

Tetradic

#8d8aa0

#a08a9d

#9da08a

#8aa08d

Square

#8d8aa0

#a08a92

#9da08a

#8aa098

Shades

Color #8d8aa0 mixed toward black.

#736f89

#5c596e

#454352

#2e2c37

#17161b

Tints

Color #8d8aa0 mixed toward white.

#a09db0

#b3b1c0

#c6c4cf

#d9d8df

#ecebef

Tones

Color #8d8aa0 mixed toward gray.

#8e8c9e

#908e9c

#918f9a

#929199

#949397

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c9b · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#8c8c9a · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#8d9796 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8aa0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8aa0]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8d8aa0 (#8d8aa0) is rgb(141, 138, 160) in RGB.

No, #8d8aa0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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