#8395A7 Color

#8395A7 is rgb(131, 149, 167) in RGB, hsl(210, 17%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Slate Gray (#778899), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8395A7

HEX#8395A7

RGBrgb(131, 149, 167)

HSLhsl(210, 17%, 58%)

HSVhsv(210, 22%, 65%)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.034 248.3)

LABlab(60.73% -3.61 -11.76)

LCHlch(60.73% 12.30 252.95)

What #8395A7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8395A7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 4.98 Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 5.92 Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 5.98 Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 6.2 Roman Silver#838996ΔE 6.48 Manatee#979AAAΔE 6.51

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#8395A7 Channel Values

How #8395A7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 131 · G 149 · B 167	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 210° · S 17% · L 58%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 210° · S 22% · V 65%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 22% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 35%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.08:1 vs white · 6.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8395A7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8395A7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8395A7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #8395A7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #8395A7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8395A7

Protanopia#9292A7

Protanomaly#8C93A7

Deuteranopia#8F8FA7

Deuteranomaly#8B92A7

Tritanopia#809797

Tritanomaly#81969E

Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #8395A7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8395a7: #8395A7;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8395A7;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8395a7': '#8395A7' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.584, blue: 0.655)

Android XML<color name="color_8395a7">#8395A7</color>

SVG fillfill="#8395A7"

More Blue Colors

#8395A7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8585ff 8391a0 85b4ff 80bfff 87cefa 8073d4 87d3f8 7cb9e8 8896a5 7c9ed9 88a6cd 7c86ff 9e9eff c1cef5 dedcef 00002e 002395 0099ff 101047 1d2951 2b2bc5 374049 4f39f6 6495ed

#8395A7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8395A7?

#8395A7 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(131, 149, 167) in RGB and hsl(210, 17%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.98.

What is the RGB value of #8395A7?

#8395A7 is rgb(131, 149, 167) — red 131, green 149, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8395A7?

#8395A7 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8395A7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8395A7 scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8395A7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8395A7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 4.98, which is very hard to tell apart.

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