#908b9e

Color #908b9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#908b9e

RGB

rgb(144, 139, 158)

HSL

hsl(255.8, 8.9%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.8, 12%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 12%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(58.85, 5.68, -9.39)

LCH

lch(58.85, 10.97, 301.17)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0285, 297.55)

HWB

hwb(255.8, 54.5%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999e8b

Analogous

#8b8f9e

#908b9e

#998b9e

Triadic

#908b9e

#9e908b

#8b9e90

Split-complementary

#908b9e

#9e998b

#8f9e8b

Tetradic

#908b9e

#9e8b99

#999e8b

#8b9e90

Square

#908b9e

#9e8b8f

#999e8b

#8b9e99

Shades

Color #908b9e mixed toward black.

#767187

#5f5a6c

#474451

#2f2d36

#18171b

Tints

Color #908b9e mixed toward white.

#a29eae

#b5b2be

#c7c5ce

#dad8df

#ececef

Tones

Color #908b9e mixed toward gray.

#918d9c

#918e9b

#929099

#939198

#949396

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e9a · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#8e8f99 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#909695 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #908b9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#908b9e]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#908b9e (#908b9e) is rgb(144, 139, 158) in RGB.

No, #908b9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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