#8e98a6

Color #8e98a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.22 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8e98a6

RGB

rgb(142, 152, 166)

HSL

hsl(215, 11.9%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 14.5%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 8.4%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(62.47, -0.62, -8.54)

LCH

lch(62.47, 8.56, 265.85)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0236, 256.79)

HWB

hwb(215, 55.7%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a69c8e

Analogous

#8ea4a6

#8e98a6

#908ea6

Triadic

#8e98a6

#a68e98

#98a68e

Split-complementary

#8e98a6

#a6908e

#a4a68e

Tetradic

#8e98a6

#9c8ea6

#a69c8e

#98a68e

Square

#8e98a6

#a68ea4

#a69c8e

#8ea690

Shades

Color #8e98a6 mixed toward black.

#717e8f

#5a6573

#444b56

#2d3239

#17191d

Tints

Color #8e98a6 mixed toward white.

#a1a9b5

#b4bac4

#c7ccd3

#d9dde1

#eceef0

Tones

Color #8e98a6 mixed toward gray.

#9098a4

#9299a2

#9499a0

#96999e

#989a9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9293a3 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#9291a2 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#8fa0a0 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e98a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e98a6]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e98a6 (#8e98a6) is rgb(142, 152, 166) in RGB.

No, #8e98a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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