#908a9d

Color #908a9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#908a9d

RGB

rgb(144, 138, 157)

HSL

hsl(258.9, 8.8%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.9, 12.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 12.1%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(58.55, 6.04, -9.27)

LCH

lch(58.55, 11.06, 303.09)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0288, 300.04)

HWB

hwb(258.9, 54.1%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979d8a

Analogous

#8a8d9d

#908a9d

#998a9d

Triadic

#908a9d

#9d908a

#8a9d90

Split-complementary

#908a9d

#9d998a

#8d9d8a

Tetradic

#908a9d

#9d8a97

#979d8a

#8a9d90

Square

#908a9d

#9d8a8d

#979d8a

#8a9d99

Shades

Color #908a9d mixed toward black.

#777086

#5f5a6b

#474350

#302d35

#18161b

Tints

Color #908a9d mixed toward white.

#a29dad

#b5b1be

#c7c4ce

#dad8de

#ecebef

Tones

Color #908a9d mixed toward gray.

#908b9b

#918d9a

#928f98

#929097

#939295

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d99 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#8e8e98 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#909594 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #908a9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#908a9d]

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

#908a9d (#908a9d) is rgb(144, 138, 157) in RGB.

No, #908a9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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