#8787ce

Color #8787ce

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#8787ce

RGB

rgb(135, 135, 206)

HSL

hsl(240, 42%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 34.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.5%, 34.5%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(58.91, 16.75, -36.62)

LCH

lch(58.91, 40.27, 294.58)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.105, 283.1)

HWB

hwb(240, 52.9%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cece87

Analogous

#87abce

#8787ce

#ab87ce

Triadic

#8787ce

#ce8787

#87ce87

Split-complementary

#8787ce

#ceab87

#abce87

Tetradic

#8787ce

#ce87ce

#cece87

#87ce87

Square

#8787ce

#ce87ab

#cece87

#87ceab

Shades

Color #8787ce mixed toward black.

#5f5fbe

#4242a1

#313179

#212151

#101028

Tints

Color #8787ce mixed toward white.

#9b9bd6

#afafde

#c3c3e7

#d7d7ef

#ebebf7

Tones

Color #8787ce mixed toward gray.

#8d8dc8

#9393c2

#9999bc

#9f9fb6

#a5a5b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8787c0 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#8787bc · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#87b4b1 · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 21.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8787ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8787ce]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8787ce (#8787ce) is rgb(135, 135, 206) in RGB.

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

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