#8b8997

Color #8b8997

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8997

RGB

rgb(139, 137, 151)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 6.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 9.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(57.67, 3.58, -7.18)

LCH

lch(57.67, 8.02, 296.5)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0209, 292.26)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 53.7%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#959789

Analogous

#898e97

#8b8997

#928997

Triadic

#8b8997

#978b89

#89978b

Split-complementary

#8b8997

#979289

#8e9789

Tetradic

#8b8997

#978995

#959789

#89978b

Square

#8b8997

#97898e

#959789

#899792

Shades

Color #8b8997 mixed toward black.

#737080

#5c5a66

#45434d

#2e2d33

#17161a

Tints

Color #8b8997 mixed toward white.

#9e9da8

#b2b0ba

#c5c4cb

#d8d8dc

#ecebee

Tones

Color #8b8997 mixed toward gray.

#8c8a96

#8d8b95

#8e8d94

#8e8e92

#8f8f91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a94 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#8a8a93 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#8b9191 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8997]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b8997 (#8b8997) is rgb(139, 137, 151) in RGB.

No, #8b8997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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