#8f89a0

Color #8f89a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8f89a0

RGB

rgb(143, 137, 160)

HSL

hsl(255.7, 10.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.7, 14.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 14.4%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(58.29, 6.9, -11.37)

LCH

lch(58.29, 13.3, 301.25)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0346, 297.38)

HWB

hwb(255.7, 53.7%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aa089

Analogous

#898ea0

#8f89a0

#9a89a0

Triadic

#8f89a0

#a08f89

#89a08f

Split-complementary

#8f89a0

#a09a89

#8ea089

Tetradic

#8f89a0

#a0899a

#9aa089

#89a08f

Square

#8f89a0

#a0898e

#9aa089

#89a09a

Shades

Color #8f89a0 mixed toward black.

#756e89

#5e586e

#464252

#2f2c37

#17161b

Tints

Color #8f89a0 mixed toward white.

#a29db0

#b4b0c0

#c7c4cf

#dad8df

#ecebef

Tones

Color #8f89a0 mixed toward gray.

#908b9e

#918d9c

#928f9a

#939198

#939296

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c9b · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#8d8d9a · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#8f9796 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f89a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f89a0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8f89a0 (#8f89a0) is rgb(143, 137, 160) in RGB.

No, #8f89a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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