#8496df

Color #8496df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.57 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8496df

RGB

rgb(132, 150, 223)

HSL

hsl(228.1, 58.7%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.1, 40.8%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.8%, 32.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(63.38, 11.87, -39.14)

LCH

lch(63.38, 40.9, 286.87)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.1097, 272.66)

HWB

hwb(228.1, 51.8%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfcd84

Analogous

#84c4df

#8496df

#9f84df

Triadic

#8496df

#df8496

#96df84

Split-complementary

#8496df

#df9f84

#c4df84

Tetradic

#8496df

#cd84df

#dfcd84

#96df84

Square

#8496df

#df84c4

#dfcd84

#84df9f

Shades

Color #8496df mixed toward black.

#556ed3

#314cbc

#25398d

#18265e

#0c132f

Tints

Color #8496df mixed toward white.

#98a8e4

#adb9ea

#c1cbef

#d6dcf4

#eaeefa

Tones

Color #8496df mixed toward gray.

#8c9bd7

#939fd0

#9ba4c8

#a2a8c1

#aaadb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cd0 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#8b8acd · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#85c4c1 · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 21.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8496df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8496df]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8496df (#8496df) is rgb(132, 150, 223) in RGB.

No, #8496df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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