#8a97a6

Color #8a97a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.27 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a97a6

RGB

rgb(138, 151, 166)

HSL

hsl(212.1, 13.6%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.1, 16.9%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 9%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(61.9, -1.4, -9.42)

LCH

lch(61.9, 9.52, 261.55)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0268, 251.97)

HWB

hwb(212.1, 54.1%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6998a

Analogous

#8aa5a6

#8a97a6

#8b8aa6

Triadic

#8a97a6

#a68a97

#97a68a

Split-complementary

#8a97a6

#a68b8a

#a5a68a

Tetradic

#8a97a6

#998aa6

#a6998a

#97a68a

Square

#8a97a6

#a68aa5

#a6998a

#8aa68b

Shades

Color #8a97a6 mixed toward black.

#6d7d90

#586473

#424b56

#2c323a

#16191d

Tints

Color #8a97a6 mixed toward white.

#9da8b5

#b1bac4

#c4cbd2

#d8dce1

#ebeef0

Tones

Color #8a97a6 mixed toward gray.

#8c97a4

#8f97a1

#91979f

#93989d

#96989a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090a3 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#8f8ea2 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#8ba09f · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a97a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a97a6]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8a97a6 (#8a97a6) is rgb(138, 151, 166) in RGB.

No, #8a97a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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