#8884a0

Color #8884a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8884a0

RGB

rgb(136, 132, 160)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 12.8%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 17.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 17.5%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(56.36, 7.38, -14.34)

LCH

lch(56.36, 16.13, 297.23)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.0419, 291.73)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 51.8%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca084

Analogous

#848ea0

#8884a0

#9684a0

Triadic

#8884a0

#a08884

#84a088

Split-complementary

#8884a0

#a09684

#8ea084

Tetradic

#8884a0

#a0849c

#9ca084

#84a088

Square

#8884a0

#a0848e

#9ca084

#84a096

Shades

Color #8884a0 mixed toward black.

#6f6a89

#59556e

#424052

#2c2a37

#16151b

Tints

Color #8884a0 mixed toward white.

#9c99b0

#b0adc0

#c4c2d0

#d7d6df

#ebebef

Tones

Color #8884a0 mixed toward gray.

#8a879e

#8b899b

#8d8b99

#8f8d97

#909094

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86869a · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#878798 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#889594 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8884a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8884a0]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8884a0 (#8884a0) is rgb(136, 132, 160) in RGB.

No, #8884a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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