#8c94a2

Color #8c94a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.31 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8c94a2

RGB

rgb(140, 148, 162)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 10.6%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 13.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 8.6%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(61.1, 0.06, -8.34)

LCH

lch(61.1, 8.34, 270.41)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.0227, 261.66)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 54.9%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a29a8c

Analogous

#8c9fa2

#8c94a2

#8f8ca2

Triadic

#8c94a2

#a28c94

#94a28c

Split-complementary

#8c94a2

#a28f8c

#9fa28c

Tetradic

#8c94a2

#9a8ca2

#a29a8c

#94a28c

Square

#8c94a2

#a28c9f

#a29a8c

#8ca28f

Shades

Color #8c94a2 mixed toward black.

#707a8b

#5a626f

#434953

#2d3138

#16181c

Tints

Color #8c94a2 mixed toward white.

#9fa6b1

#b2b8c1

#c5c9d0

#d9dbe0

#ecedef

Tones

Color #8c94a2 mixed toward gray.

#8e94a0

#90959e

#91959c

#93969b

#959699

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#90909f · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#8f8e9e · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#8c9c9c · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c94a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c94a2]

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

#8c94a2 (#8c94a2) is rgb(140, 148, 162) in RGB.

No, #8c94a2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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