#8e8c98

Color #8e8c98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.89 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8c98

RGB

rgb(142, 140, 152)

HSL

hsl(250, 5.5%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 7.9%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.6%, 7.9%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(58.76, 3.14, -6.1)

LCH

lch(58.76, 6.86, 297.24)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0178, 293.54)

HWB

hwb(250, 54.9%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96988c

Analogous

#8c9098

#8e8c98

#948c98

Triadic

#8e8c98

#988e8c

#8c988e

Split-complementary

#8e8c98

#98948c

#90988c

Tetradic

#8e8c98

#988c96

#96988c

#8c988e

Square

#8e8c98

#988c90

#96988c

#8c9894

Shades

Color #8e8c98 mixed toward black.

#757380

#5e5c67

#46454d

#2f2e33

#17171a

Tints

Color #8e8c98 mixed toward white.

#a19fa9

#b4b2ba

#c7c6cc

#d9d9dd

#ececee

Tones

Color #8e8c98 mixed toward gray.

#8f8d97

#8f8e96

#908f95

#919094

#919193

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d95 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#8d8d95 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#8e9392 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8c98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8c98]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8e8c98 (#8e8c98) is rgb(142, 140, 152) in RGB.

No, #8e8c98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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