#8e8da5

Color #8e8da5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.51 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8da5

RGB

rgb(142, 141, 165)

HSL

hsl(242.5, 11.8%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.5, 14.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 14.5%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(59.45, 5.37, -12.5)

LCH

lch(59.45, 13.6, 293.25)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0354, 287.26)

HWB

hwb(242.5, 55.3%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4a58d

Analogous

#8d98a5

#8e8da5

#9a8da5

Triadic

#8e8da5

#a58e8d

#8da58e

Split-complementary

#8e8da5

#a59a8d

#98a58d

Tetradic

#8e8da5

#a58da4

#a4a58d

#8da58e

Square

#8e8da5

#a58d98

#a4a58d

#8da59a

Shades

Color #8e8da5 mixed toward black.

#72708f

#5b5a72

#444356

#2d2d39

#17161d

Tints

Color #8e8da5 mixed toward white.

#a1a0b4

#b4b3c3

#c6c6d2

#d9d9e1

#ececf0

Tones

Color #8e8da5 mixed toward gray.

#908fa3

#9291a1

#93939f

#95959d

#97979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ea0 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#8e8e9e · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#8e9b9a · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8da5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8da5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8e8da5 (#8e8da5) is rgb(142, 141, 165) in RGB.

No, #8e8da5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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