#8f8b9f

Color #8f8b9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8f8b9f

RGB

rgb(143, 139, 159)

HSL

hsl(252, 9.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 12.6%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 12.6%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(58.8, 5.54, -10.05)

LCH

lch(58.8, 11.48, 298.87)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0298, 294.76)

HWB

hwb(252, 54.5%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9f8b

Analogous

#8b919f

#8f8b9f

#998b9f

Triadic

#8f8b9f

#9f8f8b

#8b9f8f

Split-complementary

#8f8b9f

#9f998b

#919f8b

Tetradic

#8f8b9f

#9f8b9b

#9b9f8b

#8b9f8f

Square

#8f8b9f

#9f8b91

#9b9f8b

#8b9f99

Shades

Color #8f8b9f mixed toward black.

#757088

#5e5a6d

#464351

#2f2d36

#17161b

Tints

Color #8f8b9f mixed toward white.

#a29eaf

#b4b2bf

#c7c5cf

#dad8df

#ececef

Tones

Color #8f8b9f mixed toward gray.

#908d9d

#918e9c

#92909a

#939298

#949397

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d9a · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#8e8e99 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#8f9796 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8f8b9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f8b9f]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8f8b9f (#8f8b9f) is rgb(143, 139, 159) in RGB.

No, #8f8b9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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