#808a9b

Color #808a9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 2.79 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#808a9b

RGB

rgb(128, 138, 155)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 11.9%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 17.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 11%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(57.2, 0.08, -10.26)

LCH

lch(57.2, 10.26, 270.45)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0281, 261.21)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 50.2%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9180

Analogous

#80989b

#808a9b

#84809b

Triadic

#808a9b

#9b808a

#8a9b80

Split-complementary

#808a9b

#9b8480

#989b80

Tetradic

#808a9b

#91809b

#9b9180

#8a9b80

Square

#808a9b

#9b8098

#9b9180

#809b84

Shades

Color #808a9b mixed toward black.

#687284

#535b6a

#3e454f

#2a2e35

#15171a

Tints

Color #808a9b mixed toward white.

#959eac

#aab1bc

#c0c5cd

#d5d8de

#eaecee

Tones

Color #808a9b mixed toward gray.

#828b99

#858b97

#878c94

#898c92

#8b8d90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848597 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#848396 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#819493 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #808a9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#808a9b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#808a9b (#808a9b) is rgb(128, 138, 155) in RGB.

No, #808a9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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