#8d8faa

Color #8d8faa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.99 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8faa

RGB

rgb(141, 143, 170)

HSL

hsl(235.9, 14.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.9, 17.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 15.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(60.08, 5.01, -14.41)

LCH

lch(60.08, 15.26, 289.17)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.04, 281.81)

HWB

hwb(235.9, 55.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa88d

Analogous

#8d9eaa

#8d8faa

#9a8daa

Triadic

#8d8faa

#aa8d8f

#8faa8d

Split-complementary

#8d8faa

#aa9a8d

#9eaa8d

Tetradic

#8d8faa

#a88daa

#aaa88d

#8faa8d

Square

#8d8faa

#aa8d9e

#aaa88d

#8daa9a

Shades

Color #8d8faa mixed toward black.

#6f7294

#595b77

#424459

#2c2d3b

#16171e

Tints

Color #8d8faa mixed toward white.

#a0a2b8

#b3b4c6

#c6c7d5

#d9dae3

#ececf1

Tones

Color #8d8faa mixed toward gray.

#8f91a8

#9293a5

#9495a3

#9797a0

#99999e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ea4 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#8e8ea3 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#8d9f9e · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8faa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8faa]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8d8faa (#8d8faa) is rgb(141, 143, 170) in RGB.

No, #8d8faa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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