#8e98a9

Color #8e98a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.11 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8e98a9

RGB

rgb(142, 152, 169)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 13.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 16%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 10.1%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(62.57, 0.04, -10.09)

LCH

lch(62.57, 10.09, 270.23)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0276, 261.05)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 55.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a99f8e

Analogous

#8ea6a9

#8e98a9

#928ea9

Triadic

#8e98a9

#a98e98

#98a98e

Split-complementary

#8e98a9

#a9928e

#a6a98e

Tetradic

#8e98a9

#9f8ea9

#a99f8e

#98a98e

Square

#8e98a9

#a98ea6

#a99f8e

#8ea992

Shades

Color #8e98a9 mixed toward black.

#717d93

#5a6476

#434b58

#2d323b

#16191d

Tints

Color #8e98a9 mixed toward white.

#a1a9b7

#b4bac6

#c7ccd4

#d9dde2

#eceef1

Tones

Color #8e98a9 mixed toward gray.

#9099a7

#9399a5

#959aa2

#979aa0

#999b9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9293a5 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#9291a4 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#8fa2a1 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e98a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e98a9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e98a9 (#8e98a9) is rgb(142, 152, 169) in RGB.

No, #8e98a9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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