#8398cc

Color #8398cc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.43 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8398cc

RGB

rgb(131, 152, 204)

HSL

hsl(222.7, 41.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.7, 35.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(63.04, 5.25, -29.1)

LCH

lch(63.04, 29.57, 280.23)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0808, 267.3)

HWB

hwb(222.7, 51.4%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccb783

Analogous

#83bdcc

#8398cc

#9383cc

Triadic

#8398cc

#cc8398

#98cc83

Split-complementary

#8398cc

#cc9383

#bdcc83

Tetradic

#8398cc

#b783cc

#ccb783

#98cc83

Square

#8398cc

#cc83bd

#ccb783

#83cc93

Shades

Color #8398cc mixed toward black.

#5b77bc

#415c9e

#314577

#212e4f

#101728

Tints

Color #8398cc mixed toward white.

#98a9d5

#acbadd

#c1cce6

#d6ddee

#eaeef7

Tones

Color #8398cc mixed toward gray.

#899bc6

#8f9dc0

#95a0ba

#9ba2b4

#a1a5ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8dc1 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#8b8abe · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#84b8b6 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8398cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8398cc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8398cc (#8398cc) is rgb(131, 152, 204) in RGB.

No, #8398cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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