#8374a4

Color #8374a4

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#8374a4

RGB

rgb(131, 116, 164)

HSL

hsl(258.8, 20.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.8, 29.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 29.3%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(51.83, 16.02, -23.61)

LCH

lch(51.83, 28.53, 304.16)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.0739, 298.44)

HWB

hwb(258.8, 45.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95a474

Analogous

#747da4

#8374a4

#9b74a4

Triadic

#8374a4

#a48374

#74a483

Split-complementary

#8374a4

#a49b74

#7da474

Tetradic

#8374a4

#a47495

#95a474

#74a483

Square

#8374a4

#a4747d

#95a474

#74a49b

Shades

Color #8374a4 mixed toward black.

#6c5c8d

#564a71

#413755

#2b2538

#16121c

Tints

Color #8374a4 mixed toward white.

#988bb3

#aca2c2

#c1b9d2

#d6d1e1

#eae8f0

Tones

Color #8374a4 mixed toward gray.

#8578a0

#867c9c

#888098

#898494

#8a8890

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7d9a · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#7e7f98 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#829290 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8374a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8374a4]

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

#8374a4 (#8374a4) is rgb(131, 116, 164) in RGB.

No, #8374a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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