#8a93a3

Color #8a93a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.6 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a93a3

RGB

rgb(138, 147, 163)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 12%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 15.3%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 9.8%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(60.71, 0.17, -9.51)

LCH

lch(60.71, 9.51, 271.02)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.026, 262.03)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 54.1%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a39a8a

Analogous

#8a9fa3

#8a93a3

#8d8aa3

Triadic

#8a93a3

#a38a93

#93a38a

Split-complementary

#8a93a3

#a38d8a

#9fa38a

Tetradic

#8a93a3

#9a8aa3

#a39a8a

#93a38a

Square

#8a93a3

#a38a9f

#a39a8a

#8aa38d

Shades

Color #8a93a3 mixed toward black.

#6e798c

#586170

#424954

#2c3038

#16181c

Tints

Color #8a93a3 mixed toward white.

#9da5b2

#b1b7c2

#c4c9d1

#d8dbe0

#ebedf0

Tones

Color #8a93a3 mixed toward gray.

#8c94a1

#8e949f

#90959d

#92959b

#949699

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e9f · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#8d8d9e · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#8a9c9c · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a93a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a93a3]

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

#8a93a3 (#8a93a3) is rgb(138, 147, 163) in RGB.

No, #8a93a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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