#8d889e

Color #8d889e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8d889e

RGB

rgb(141, 136, 158)

HSL

hsl(253.6, 10.2%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.6, 13.9%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 13.9%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(57.79, 6.35, -11)

LCH

lch(57.79, 12.7, 300)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.033, 295.87)

HWB

hwb(253.6, 53.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999e88

Analogous

#888e9e

#8d889e

#98889e

Triadic

#8d889e

#9e8d88

#889e8d

Split-complementary

#8d889e

#9e9888

#8e9e88

Tetradic

#8d889e

#9e8899

#999e88

#889e8d

Square

#8d889e

#9e888e

#999e88

#889e98

Shades

Color #8d889e mixed toward black.

#746e87

#5c586c

#454251

#2e2c36

#17161b

Tints

Color #8d889e mixed toward white.

#a09cae

#b3b0be

#c6c3ce

#d9d7df

#ecebef

Tones

Color #8d889e mixed toward gray.

#8e8a9c

#8f8c9a

#908d98

#918f97

#929195

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b99 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#8b8c98 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#8d9594 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d889e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d889e]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8d889e (#8d889e) is rgb(141, 136, 158) in RGB.

No, #8d889e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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