#8a97aa

Color #8a97aa

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a97aa

RGB

rgb(138, 151, 170)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 15.8%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 18.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.8%, 11.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(62.03, -0.5, -11.49)

LCH

lch(62.03, 11.5, 267.51)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0319, 257.7)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 54.1%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa9d8a

Analogous

#8aa7aa

#8a97aa

#8d8aaa

Triadic

#8a97aa

#aa8a97

#97aa8a

Split-complementary

#8a97aa

#aa8d8a

#a7aa8a

Tetradic

#8a97aa

#9d8aaa

#aa9d8a

#97aa8a

Square

#8a97aa

#aa8aa7

#aa9d8a

#8aaa8d

Shades

Color #8a97aa mixed toward black.

#6c7d94

#566477

#414b59

#2b323b

#16191e

Tints

Color #8a97aa mixed toward white.

#9ea8b8

#b1bac6

#c5cbd4

#d8dce3

#eceef1

Tones

Color #8a97aa mixed toward gray.

#8d98a7

#8f98a5

#9299a2

#95999f

#979a9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090a6 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#8f8ea5 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#8ba2a1 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a97aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a97aa]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a97aa (#8a97aa) is rgb(138, 151, 170) in RGB.

No, #8a97aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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