#8d8aa7

Color #8d8aa7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8aa7

RGB

rgb(141, 138, 167)

HSL

hsl(246.2, 14.1%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.2, 17.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 17.4%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(58.63, 7.19, -14.89)

LCH

lch(58.63, 16.54, 295.77)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.043, 289.87)

HWB

hwb(246.2, 54.1%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4a78a

Analogous

#8a96a7

#8d8aa7

#9b8aa7

Triadic

#8d8aa7

#a78d8a

#8aa78d

Split-complementary

#8d8aa7

#a79b8a

#96a78a

Tetradic

#8d8aa7

#a78aa4

#a4a78a

#8aa78d

Square

#8d8aa7

#a78a96

#a4a78a

#8aa79b

Shades

Color #8d8aa7 mixed toward black.

#716d91

#5a5774

#444157

#2d2c3a

#17161d

Tints

Color #8d8aa7 mixed toward white.

#a09eb6

#b3b1c4

#c6c5d3

#d9d8e2

#ececf0

Tones

Color #8d8aa7 mixed toward gray.

#8f8ca5

#918fa2

#9391a0

#95949d

#97969b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8ca1 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#8c8c9f · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#8d9b9a · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8aa7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8aa7]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8d8aa7 (#8d8aa7) is rgb(141, 138, 167) in RGB.

No, #8d8aa7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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