#8493a2

Color #8493a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.54 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8493a2

RGB

rgb(132, 147, 162)

HSL

hsl(210, 13.9%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 18.5%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 9.3%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(60.23, -2.07, -9.7)

LCH

lch(60.23, 9.92, 257.95)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0283, 248.24)

HWB

hwb(210, 51.8%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a29384

Analogous

#84a2a2

#8493a2

#8484a2

Triadic

#8493a2

#a28493

#93a284

Split-complementary

#8493a2

#a28484

#a2a284

Tetradic

#8493a2

#9384a2

#a29384

#93a284

Square

#8493a2

#a284a2

#a29384

#84a284

Shades

Color #8493a2 mixed toward black.

#697a8b

#546270

#3f4954

#2a3138

#15181c

Tints

Color #8493a2 mixed toward white.

#98a5b1

#adb7c1

#c1c9d0

#d6dbe0

#eaedef

Tones

Color #8493a2 mixed toward gray.

#86939f

#89939d

#8b939a

#8e9398

#909395

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b9f · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#8a899e · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#859c9b · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8493a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8493a2]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#8493a2 (#8493a2) is rgb(132, 147, 162) in RGB.

No, #8493a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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