#8987a4

Color #8987a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.07 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8987a4

RGB

rgb(137, 135, 164)

HSL

hsl(244.1, 13.7%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.1, 17.7%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.5%, 17.7%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(57.39, 6.89, -15.07)

LCH

lch(57.39, 16.57, 294.57)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0432, 288.23)

HWB

hwb(244.1, 52.9%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a487

Analogous

#8793a4

#8987a4

#9787a4

Triadic

#8987a4

#a48987

#87a489

Split-complementary

#8987a4

#a49787

#93a487

Tetradic

#8987a4

#a487a2

#a2a487

#87a489

Square

#8987a4

#a48793

#a2a487

#87a497

Shades

Color #8987a4 mixed toward black.

#6e6b8e

#585671

#424055

#2c2b39

#16151c

Tints

Color #8987a4 mixed toward white.

#9d9bb3

#b0afc2

#c4c3d1

#d8d7e1

#ebebf0

Tones

Color #8987a4 mixed toward gray.

#8b89a1

#8d8c9f

#8f8e9d

#91919a

#939398

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88889e · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#88889c · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#899897 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8987a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8987a4]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8987a4 (#8987a4) is rgb(137, 135, 164) in RGB.

No, #8987a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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