#8c95a2

Color #8c95a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.56 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#8c95a2

RGB

rgb(140, 149, 162)

HSL

hsl(215.5, 10.6%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.5, 13.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 8%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(61.38, -0.5, -7.93)

LCH

lch(61.38, 7.95, 266.39)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0219, 257.61)

HWB

hwb(215.5, 54.9%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2998c

Analogous

#8ca0a2

#8c95a2

#8e8ca2

Triadic

#8c95a2

#a28c95

#95a28c

Split-complementary

#8c95a2

#a28e8c

#a0a28c

Tetradic

#8c95a2

#998ca2

#a2998c

#95a28c

Square

#8c95a2

#a28ca0

#a2998c

#8ca28e

Shades

Color #8c95a2 mixed toward black.

#707b8b

#5a636f

#434a53

#2d3138

#16191c

Tints

Color #8c95a2 mixed toward white.

#9fa7b1

#b2b8c1

#c5cad0

#d9dce0

#ecedef

Tones

Color #8c95a2 mixed toward gray.

#8e95a0

#90969e

#91969c

#93969b

#959799

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#90909f · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#8f8f9e · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#8c9d9c · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c95a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c95a2]

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

#8c95a2 (#8c95a2) is rgb(140, 149, 162) in RGB.

No, #8c95a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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