#8d8aa1

Color #8d8aa1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.51 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8aa1

RGB

rgb(141, 138, 161)

HSL

hsl(247.8, 10.9%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.8, 14.3%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 14.3%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(58.43, 5.86, -11.76)

LCH

lch(58.43, 13.14, 296.49)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0342, 291.46)

HWB

hwb(247.8, 54.1%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea18a

Analogous

#8a92a1

#8d8aa1

#988aa1

Triadic

#8d8aa1

#a18d8a

#8aa18d

Split-complementary

#8d8aa1

#a1988a

#92a18a

Tetradic

#8d8aa1

#a18a9e

#9ea18a

#8aa18d

Square

#8d8aa1

#a18a92

#9ea18a

#8aa198

Shades

Color #8d8aa1 mixed toward black.

#726f8a

#5c596e

#454353

#2e2c37

#17161c

Tints

Color #8d8aa1 mixed toward white.

#a09db1

#b3b1c0

#c6c4d0

#d9d8e0

#ecebef

Tones

Color #8d8aa1 mixed toward gray.

#8e8c9f

#908e9d

#91909b

#939299

#949497

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c9c · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#8c8c9b · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#8d9897 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8aa1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8aa1]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8d8aa1 (#8d8aa1) is rgb(141, 138, 161) in RGB.

No, #8d8aa1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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