#8890a2

Color #8890a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8890a2

RGB

rgb(136, 144, 162)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 12.3%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 16%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 11.1%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(59.7, 0.96, -10.47)

LCH

lch(59.7, 10.51, 275.24)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0284, 266.56)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 53.3%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a29a88

Analogous

#889da2

#8890a2

#8d88a2

Triadic

#8890a2

#a28890

#90a288

Split-complementary

#8890a2

#a28d88

#9da288

Tetradic

#8890a2

#9a88a2

#a29a88

#90a288

Square

#8890a2

#a2889d

#a29a88

#88a28d

Shades

Color #8890a2 mixed toward black.

#6d768b

#575f6f

#414754

#2c2f38

#16181c

Tints

Color #8890a2 mixed toward white.

#9ca2b1

#b0b5c1

#c3c7d0

#d7dae0

#ebecef

Tones

Color #8890a2 mixed toward gray.

#8a91a0

#8c929e

#8e929b

#919399

#939497

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c9e · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#8b8a9d · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#889b9a · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8890a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8890a2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8890a2 (#8890a2) is rgb(136, 144, 162) in RGB.

No, #8890a2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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