All About Color #8A8A9E

#8A8A9E

About #8A8A9E

#8A8A9E is a medium gray color with the hex code #8A8A9E. In RGB it is red 138, green 138, blue 158; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 9%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 13%, 13%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 3.38:1 on white and 6.21:1 on black.

#8A8A9E Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 8A, 9E
CMYK12.66%, 12.66%, 0.00%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal138, 138, 158
HSL240°, 9%, 58%
RGB Octal212, 212, 236
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 12.66%, 61.96%
RGB Binary10001010, 10001010, 10011110
CIE-L*AB58.08, 4.17, -10.59
RGB Percent54.12%, 54.12%, 61.96%
CIE-L*CH58.08, 11.38, 291.49
XYZ25.74, 26.05, 36.02
CIE-L*UV58.08, -1.16, -16.14
xyY0.29, 0.30, 26.05
Hunter-Lab51.04, 0.71, -6.12
RYB54.12%, 54.12%, 61.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A8A9E on a dark background: contrast 6.21:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A8A9E on a light background: contrast 3.38:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A8A9E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8A8A9E · #BCBCC7 · #5D5D6F · #9E9E8A · #C7C7BC

Analogous palette

#8A9E9E · #8A949E · #8A8A9E · #948A9E · #9E8A9E

Triadic palette

#8A8A9E · #9E8A8A · #8A9E8A · #BCBCC7 · #C7BCBC

Tetradic palette

#8A8A9E · #9E8A94 · #9E9E8A · #8A9E94 · #5D5D6F

Monochromatic palette

#41414E · #646478 · #8A8A9E · #B4B4C0 · #DEDEE3

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