#8787bf

Color #8787bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.12 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8787bf

RGB

rgb(135, 135, 191)

HSL

hsl(240, 30.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 29.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.3%, 29.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(58.26, 12.82, -29.15)

LCH

lch(58.26, 31.84, 293.74)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0832, 283.84)

HWB

hwb(240, 52.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbf87

Analogous

#87a3bf

#8787bf

#a387bf

Triadic

#8787bf

#bf8787

#87bf87

Split-complementary

#8787bf

#bfa387

#a3bf87

Tetradic

#8787bf

#bf87bf

#bfbf87

#87bf87

Square

#8787bf

#bf87a3

#bfbf87

#87bfa3

Shades

Color #8787bf mixed toward black.

#6464ac

#4c4c8e

#39396a

#262647

#131323

Tints

Color #8787bf mixed toward white.

#9b9bca

#afafd4

#c3c3df

#d7d7ea

#ebebf4

Tones

Color #8787bf mixed toward gray.

#8c8cba

#9090b6

#9595b1

#9a9aac

#9e9ea8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8787b3 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#8787b1 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#87aaa7 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8787bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8787bf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8787bf (#8787bf) is rgb(135, 135, 191) in RGB.

No, #8787bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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