#8697db

Color #8697db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.91 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8697db

RGB

rgb(134, 151, 219)

HSL

hsl(228, 54.1%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 38.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.8%, 31.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(63.6, 10.71, -36.57)

LCH

lch(63.6, 38.11, 286.32)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.1023, 272.74)

HWB

hwb(228, 52.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbca86

Analogous

#86c1db

#8697db

#9f86db

Triadic

#8697db

#db8697

#97db86

Split-complementary

#8697db

#db9f86

#c1db86

Tetradic

#8697db

#ca86db

#dbca86

#97db86

Square

#8697db

#db86c1

#dbca86

#86db9f

Shades

Color #8697db mixed toward black.

#5970cd

#364fb5

#283c88

#1b285b

#0d142d

Tints

Color #8697db mixed toward white.

#9aa8e1

#aebae7

#c2cbed

#d7dcf3

#ebeef9

Tones

Color #8697db mixed toward gray.

#8d9bd4

#949fcd

#9ba4c6

#a2a8bf

#a9acb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ecd · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#8d8bca · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#87c1bf · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 20.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8697db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8697db]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8697db (#8697db) is rgb(134, 151, 219) in RGB.

No, #8697db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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