#8d9eaa

Color #8d9eaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.81 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8d9eaa

RGB

rgb(141, 158, 170)

HSL

hsl(204.8, 14.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.8, 17.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(64.18, -3.4, -8.26)

LCH

lch(64.18, 8.93, 247.63)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0261, 238.62)

HWB

hwb(204.8, 55.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa998d

Analogous

#8daaa8

#8d9eaa

#8d90aa

Triadic

#8d9eaa

#aa8d9e

#9eaa8d

Split-complementary

#8d9eaa

#aa8d90

#aaa88d

Tetradic

#8d9eaa

#998daa

#aa998d

#9eaa8d

Square

#8d9eaa

#a88daa

#aa998d

#90aa8d

Shades

Color #8d9eaa mixed toward black.

#6f8594

#596a77

#425059

#2c353b

#161b1e

Tints

Color #8d9eaa mixed toward white.

#a0aeb8

#b3bec6

#c6cfd5

#d9dfe3

#eceff1

Tones

Color #8d9eaa mixed toward gray.

#8f9ea8

#929da5

#949da3

#979ca0

#999c9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595a7 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9492a7 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#8ea5a4 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d9eaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d9eaa]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8d9eaa (#8d9eaa) is rgb(141, 158, 170) in RGB.

No, #8d9eaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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