#8e97af

Color #8e97af

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.19 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e97af

RGB

rgb(142, 151, 175)

HSL

hsl(223.6, 17.1%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.6, 18.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.9%, 13.7%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(62.49, 1.96, -13.59)

LCH

lch(62.49, 13.73, 278.21)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0369, 269.07)

HWB

hwb(223.6, 55.7%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afa68e

Analogous

#8ea8af

#8e97af

#968eaf

Triadic

#8e97af

#af8e97

#97af8e

Split-complementary

#8e97af

#af968e

#a8af8e

Tetradic

#8e97af

#a68eaf

#afa68e

#97af8e

Square

#8e97af

#af8ea8

#afa68e

#8eaf96

Shades

Color #8e97af mixed toward black.

#6f7b99

#58627c

#42495d

#2c313e

#16181f

Tints

Color #8e97af mixed toward white.

#a1a8bc

#b4baca

#c7cbd7

#d9dce4

#eceef2

Tones

Color #8e97af mixed toward gray.

#9198ac

#949aaa

#969ba7

#999ca4

#9c9da1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292aa · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#9191a8 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#8ea5a4 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e97af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e97af]

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

#8e97af (#8e97af) is rgb(142, 151, 175) in RGB.

No, #8e97af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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