#8d96aa

Color #8d96aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.91 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8d96aa

RGB

rgb(141, 150, 170)

HSL

hsl(221.4, 14.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.4, 17.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 11.8%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(61.98, 1.05, -11.55)

LCH

lch(61.98, 11.6, 275.19)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0314, 266.16)

HWB

hwb(221.4, 55.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa18d

Analogous

#8da5aa

#8d96aa

#938daa

Triadic

#8d96aa

#aa8d96

#96aa8d

Split-complementary

#8d96aa

#aa938d

#a5aa8d

Tetradic

#8d96aa

#a18daa

#aaa18d

#96aa8d

Square

#8d96aa

#aa8da5

#aaa18d

#8daa93

Shades

Color #8d96aa mixed toward black.

#6f7b94

#596277

#424959

#2c313b

#16181e

Tints

Color #8d96aa mixed toward white.

#a0a8b8

#b3b9c6

#c6cbd5

#d9dce3

#eceef1

Tones

Color #8d96aa mixed toward gray.

#8f97a8

#9298a5

#9499a3

#979aa0

#999b9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191a5 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#9090a4 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#8da2a1 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d96aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d96aa]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8d96aa (#8d96aa) is rgb(141, 150, 170) in RGB.

No, #8d96aa is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8d96aa, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast