#8e90ab

Color #8e90ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8e90ab

RGB

rgb(142, 144, 171)

HSL

hsl(235.9, 14.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.9, 17%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 15.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(60.46, 5, -14.39)

LCH

lch(60.46, 15.23, 289.16)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.04, 281.84)

HWB

hwb(235.9, 55.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba98e

Analogous

#8e9fab

#8e90ab

#9b8eab

Triadic

#8e90ab

#ab8e90

#90ab8e

Split-complementary

#8e90ab

#ab9b8e

#9fab8e

Tetradic

#8e90ab

#a98eab

#aba98e

#90ab8e

Square

#8e90ab

#ab8e9f

#aba98e

#8eab9b

Shades

Color #8e90ab mixed toward black.

#707395

#595b78

#43445a

#2d2e3c

#16171e

Tints

Color #8e90ab mixed toward white.

#a1a3b9

#b4b5c7

#c7c8d5

#d9dae3

#ecedf1

Tones

Color #8e90ab mixed toward gray.

#9192a9

#9394a6

#9596a4

#9898a1

#9a9a9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fa5 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#8f8fa3 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#8ea09f · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e90ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e90ab]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8e90ab (#8e90ab) is rgb(142, 144, 171) in RGB.

No, #8e90ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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