#8c88a5

Color #8c88a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8c88a5

RGB

rgb(140, 136, 165)

HSL

hsl(248.3, 13.9%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.3, 17.6%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 17.6%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(57.94, 7.55, -14.79)

LCH

lch(57.94, 16.61, 297.04)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0432, 291.46)

HWB

hwb(248.3, 53.3%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1a588

Analogous

#8892a5

#8c88a5

#9a88a5

Triadic

#8c88a5

#a58c88

#88a58c

Split-complementary

#8c88a5

#a59a88

#92a588

Tetradic

#8c88a5

#a588a1

#a1a588

#88a58c

Square

#8c88a5

#a58892

#a1a588

#88a59a

Shades

Color #8c88a5 mixed toward black.

#716c8f

#5a5672

#444156

#2d2b39

#17161d

Tints

Color #8c88a5 mixed toward white.

#9f9cb4

#b2b0c3

#c5c3d2

#d9d7e1

#ecebf0

Tones

Color #8c88a5 mixed toward gray.

#8e8aa3

#8f8da0

#918f9e

#93929b

#959499

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a9f · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#8b8b9d · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#8c9998 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c88a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c88a5]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8c88a5 (#8c88a5) is rgb(140, 136, 165) in RGB.

No, #8c88a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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