#8791a2

Color #8791a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.7 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8791a2

RGB

rgb(135, 145, 162)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 12.7%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 16.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 10.5%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(59.9, 0.06, -10.17)

LCH

lch(59.9, 10.17, 270.34)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0278, 261.11)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 52.9%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a29887

Analogous

#879ea2

#8791a2

#8a87a2

Triadic

#8791a2

#a28791

#91a287

Split-complementary

#8791a2

#a28a87

#9ea287

Tetradic

#8791a2

#9887a2

#a29887

#91a287

Square

#8791a2

#a2879e

#a29887

#87a28a

Shades

Color #8791a2 mixed toward black.

#6c788b

#566070

#414854

#2b3038

#16181c

Tints

Color #8791a2 mixed toward white.

#9ba3b1

#afb6c1

#c3c8d0

#d7dae0

#ebedef

Tones

Color #8791a2 mixed toward gray.

#8991a0

#8b929d

#8e939b

#909399

#929497

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8c9e · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#8b8a9d · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#889b9a · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8791a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8791a2]

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

#8791a2 (#8791a2) is rgb(135, 145, 162) in RGB.

No, #8791a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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