#8d97ae

Color #8d97ae

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.71 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8d97ae

RGB

rgb(141, 151, 174)

HSL

hsl(221.8, 16.9%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.8, 19%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 13.2%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(62.38, 1.4, -13.2)

LCH

lch(62.38, 13.27, 276.05)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.036, 266.81)

HWB

hwb(221.8, 55.3%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea48d

Analogous

#8da8ae

#8d97ae

#948dae

Triadic

#8d97ae

#ae8d97

#97ae8d

Split-complementary

#8d97ae

#ae948d

#a8ae8d

Tetradic

#8d97ae

#a48dae

#aea48d

#97ae8d

Square

#8d97ae

#ae8da8

#aea48d

#8dae94

Shades

Color #8d97ae mixed toward black.

#6e7b98

#57627b

#414a5c

#2c313d

#16191f

Tints

Color #8d97ae mixed toward white.

#a0a8bc

#b3bac9

#c6cbd7

#d9dce4

#eceef2

Tones

Color #8d97ae mixed toward gray.

#9098ab

#9399a9

#959aa6

#989ba3

#9b9da0

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

#9192a9 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#9190a8 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#8ea5a4 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d97ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d97ae]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8d97ae (#8d97ae) is rgb(141, 151, 174) in RGB.

No, #8d97ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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