#8e8d9b

Color #8e8d9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.4 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8d9b

RGB

rgb(142, 141, 155)

HSL

hsl(244.3, 6.5%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.3, 9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 9%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(59.13, 3.2, -7.27)

LCH

lch(59.13, 7.94, 293.76)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0207, 289.22)

HWB

hwb(244.3, 55.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a9b8d

Analogous

#8d939b

#8e8d9b

#958d9b

Triadic

#8e8d9b

#9b8e8d

#8d9b8e

Split-complementary

#8e8d9b

#9b958d

#939b8d

Tetradic

#8e8d9b

#9b8d9a

#9a9b8d

#8d9b8e

Square

#8e8d9b

#9b8d93

#9a9b8d

#8d9b95

Shades

Color #8e8d9b mixed toward black.

#747383

#5d5c69

#46454f

#2f2e35

#17171a

Tints

Color #8e8d9b mixed toward white.

#a1a0ac

#b4b3bc

#c6c6cd

#d9d9de

#ececee

Tones

Color #8e8d9b mixed toward gray.

#8f8e9a

#908f99

#919097

#929296

#939395

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e98 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#8e8e97 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#8e9595 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8d9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8d9b]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e8d9b (#8e8d9b) is rgb(142, 141, 155) in RGB.

No, #8e8d9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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