#8d89a1

Color #8d89a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#8d89a1

RGB

rgb(141, 137, 161)

HSL

hsl(250, 11.3%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 14.9%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 14.9%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(58.16, 6.43, -12.17)

LCH

lch(58.16, 13.76, 297.85)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0358, 293.05)

HWB

hwb(250, 53.7%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da189

Analogous

#8991a1

#8d89a1

#9989a1

Triadic

#8d89a1

#a18d89

#89a18d

Split-complementary

#8d89a1

#a19989

#91a189

Tetradic

#8d89a1

#a1899d

#9da189

#89a18d

Square

#8d89a1

#a18991

#9da189

#89a199

Shades

Color #8d89a1 mixed toward black.

#736e8a

#5c586e

#454253

#2e2c37

#17161c

Tints

Color #8d89a1 mixed toward white.

#a09db1

#b3b0c0

#c6c4d0

#d9d8e0

#ecebef

Tones

Color #8d89a1 mixed toward gray.

#8e8b9f

#908d9d

#918f9b

#929199

#949397

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b9c · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#8c8c9a · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#8d9796 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d89a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d89a1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8d89a1 (#8d89a1) is rgb(141, 137, 161) in RGB.

No, #8d89a1 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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