All About Color #8B8A9E

#8B8A9E

About #8B8A9E

#8B8A9E is a medium gray color with the hex code #8B8A9E. In RGB it is red 139, green 138, blue 158; in HSL it is hue 243°, saturation 9%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 12%, 13%, 0%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 3.37:1 on white and 6.23:1 on black.

#8B8A9E Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 8A, 9E
CMYK12.03%, 12.66%, 0.00%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal139, 138, 158
HSL243°, 9%, 58%
RGB Octal213, 212, 236
HSV (HSB)243.00°, 12.66%, 61.96%
RGB Binary10001011, 10001010, 10011110
CIE-L*AB58.16, 4.51, -10.46
RGB Percent54.51%, 54.12%, 61.96%
CIE-L*CH58.16, 11.39, 293.34
XYZ25.91, 26.13, 36.03
CIE-L*UV58.16, -0.62, -16.00
xyY0.29, 0.30, 26.13
Hunter-Lab51.12, 1.00, -6.00
RYB54.51%, 54.12%, 61.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B8A9E on a dark background: contrast 6.23:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8B8A9E on a light background: contrast 3.37:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B8A9E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8B8A9E · #BDBCC7 · #5E5D6F · #9D9E8A · #C7C7BC

Analogous palette

#8A9D9E · #8A939E · #8B8A9E · #958A9E · #9E8A9D

Triadic palette

#8B8A9E · #9E8B8A · #8A9E8B · #BDBCC7 · #C7BDBC

Tetradic palette

#8B8A9E · #9E8A93 · #9D9E8A · #8A9E95 · #5E5D6F

Monochromatic palette

#42414E · #656478 · #8B8A9E · #B5B4C0 · #DEDEE3

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