#8c98a9

Color #8c98a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8c98a9

RGB

rgb(140, 152, 169)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 14.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 17.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 10.1%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(62.42, -0.62, -10.33)

LCH

lch(62.42, 10.35, 266.57)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0287, 257.12)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 54.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a99d8c

Analogous

#8ca6a9

#8c98a9

#8f8ca9

Triadic

#8c98a9

#a98c98

#98a98c

Split-complementary

#8c98a9

#a98f8c

#a6a98c

Tetradic

#8c98a9

#9d8ca9

#a99d8c

#98a98c

Square

#8c98a9

#a98ca6

#a99d8c

#8ca98f

Shades

Color #8c98a9 mixed toward black.

#6f7e93

#586476

#424b58

#2c323b

#16191d

Tints

Color #8c98a9 mixed toward white.

#9fa9b7

#b2bac6

#c6ccd4

#d9dde2

#eceef1

Tones

Color #8c98a9 mixed toward gray.

#8e98a7

#9199a4

#9399a2

#969a9f

#989a9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191a5 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#9190a4 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#8da2a1 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c98a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c98a9]

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

#8c98a9 (#8c98a9) is rgb(140, 152, 169) in RGB.

No, #8c98a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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