#8d8daa

Color #8d8daa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.03 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8daa

RGB

rgb(141, 141, 170)

HSL

hsl(240, 14.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 17.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(59.54, 6.15, -15.22)

LCH

lch(59.54, 16.42, 292)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0429, 285.14)

HWB

hwb(240, 55.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaaa8d

Analogous

#8d9caa

#8d8daa

#9c8daa

Triadic

#8d8daa

#aa8d8d

#8daa8d

Split-complementary

#8d8daa

#aa9c8d

#9caa8d

Tetradic

#8d8daa

#aa8daa

#aaaa8d

#8daa8d

Square

#8d8daa

#aa8d9c

#aaaa8d

#8daa9c

Shades

Color #8d8daa mixed toward black.

#6f6f94

#595977

#424259

#2c2c3b

#16161e

Tints

Color #8d8daa mixed toward white.

#a0a0b8

#b3b3c6

#c6c6d5

#d9d9e3

#ececf1

Tones

Color #8d8daa mixed toward gray.

#8f8fa8

#9292a5

#9494a3

#9797a0

#99999e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8da4 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#8d8da2 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#8d9e9d · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8daa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8daa]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8d8daa (#8d8daa) is rgb(141, 141, 170) in RGB.

No, #8d8daa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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