#8a8b9a

Color #8a8b9a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.26 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8b9a

RGB

rgb(138, 139, 154)

HSL

hsl(236.3, 7.3%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.3, 10.4%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 9.7%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(58.23, 2.72, -8.08)

LCH

lch(58.23, 8.53, 288.6)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0222, 282.72)

HWB

hwb(236.3, 54.1%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a998a

Analogous

#8a939a

#8a8b9a

#918a9a

Triadic

#8a8b9a

#9a8a8b

#8b9a8a

Split-complementary

#8a8b9a

#9a918a

#939a8a

Tetradic

#8a8b9a

#998a9a

#9a998a

#8b9a8a

Square

#8a8b9a

#9a8a93

#9a998a

#8a9a91

Shades

Color #8a8b9a mixed toward black.

#717283

#5a5b69

#44444e

#2d2e34

#17171a

Tints

Color #8a8b9a mixed toward white.

#9e9eab

#b1b2bc

#c5c5cd

#d8d8dd

#ececee

Tones

Color #8a8b9a mixed toward gray.

#8b8c99

#8d8d97

#8e8f96

#8f9095

#919193

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a97 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#8a8a96 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#8a9493 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8b9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8b9a]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8a8b9a (#8a8b9a) is rgb(138, 139, 154) in RGB.

No, #8a8b9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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