#8FA4B9

Accessibility

AAA

8.18:1

Vs white / black

2.57:1 · 8.18:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8fa4b9

RGB

rgb(143, 164, 185)

RGBA

rgba(143, 164, 185, 1)

HSL

hsl(210, 23%, 64%)

HSLA

hsla(210, 23%, 64%, 1)

HSV

hsv(210, 23%, 73%)

LAB

lab(66.44% -2.65 -13.25)

LCH

lch(66.44% 13.51 258.69)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7095 -0.0143 -0.0361)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7095 0.0388 248.39)

XYZ

xyz(33.36, 35.89, 51.06)

CMYK

cmyk(23%, 11%, 0%, 27%)

CSS

color: #8fa4b9;

CSS variable

--color-8fa4b9: #8fa4b9;

SCSS

$color-8fa4b9: #8fa4b9;

JavaScript

const color = "#8fa4b9";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8fa4b9";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8fa4b9" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8fa4b9", "rgb": { "r": 143, "g": 164, "b": 185 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7095 0.0388 248.39)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8fa4b9-1: #8fa4b9;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.32 · #94A3B8

Nearest CSS named color

LightSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 9.21 · #778899

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.88 · #90A4AE

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 17 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e9f7ff 100dbeaf9 200c5d6e8 300adc0d3 4008fa4b9 50074899d 600617284 7004c5b6a 800394551 90027303a 950131b24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6f7f9 ecf0f3 e3e8ee dae1e8 d0d9e2 c7d2dc becad6 b4c2d0 abbbcb a2b3c5 98acbf 8fa4b9 8396aa 77899a 6b7b8b 5f6d7b 53606c 48525d 3c444d 30373e 24292e 181b1f 0c0e0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f7f9 ecf0f3 e3e8ee dae1e8 d0d9e2 c7d2dc becad6 b4c2d0 abbbcb a2b3c5 98acbf

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

8396aa 77899a 6b7b8b 5f6d7b 53606c 48525d 3c444d 30373e 24292e 181b1f 0c0e0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8ea1b4 8d9eb0 8b9bab 8a98a6 8995a1 88929d 868f98 858c93 84898e 83868a 818385

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8FA4B9Stop 1 #B8A38EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8EB8B8Stop 1 #8FA4B9Stop 2 #8E8EB8Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8FA4B9Stop 1 #B88EA3Stop 2 #A3B88EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8FA4B9Stop 1 #B88E8EStop 2 #B8B88EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#27333FStop 1 #45596EStop 2 #62809DStop 3 #91A6BAStop 4 #C0CCD8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #8fa4b9 works

#8FA4B9 (#8fa4b9) sits in the blue family at about 210° hue, 23% saturation, and 64% lightness. Contrast is 2.57:1 on white and 8.18:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #8fa4b9 as small body text on white — 2.57:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8 Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0 Material Blue Grey 300#90A4AE Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Spectrum #8FACD1#8FACD1 Spectrum #8DB2C8#8DB2C8 Spectrum #93A8CD#93A8CD Spectrum #8BB1D5#8BB1D5 Spectrum #72A1CA#72A1CA Spectrum #7498C3#7498C3 Spectrum #8BB9DA#8BB9DA Spectrum #6EA9CF#6EA9CF