#8797cf

Color #8797cf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.03 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8797cf

RGB

rgb(135, 151, 207)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 42.9%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 34.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.8%, 27.1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(63.17, 7.74, -30.56)

LCH

lch(63.17, 31.52, 284.21)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0849, 271.75)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 52.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfbf87

Analogous

#87bbcf

#8797cf

#9b87cf

Triadic

#8797cf

#cf8797

#97cf87

Split-complementary

#8797cf

#cf9b87

#bbcf87

Tetradic

#8797cf

#bf87cf

#cfbf87

#97cf87

Square

#8797cf

#cf87bb

#cfbf87

#87cf9b

Shades

Color #8797cf mixed toward black.

#5e74bf

#4157a3

#31417a

#212b52

#101629

Tints

Color #8797cf mixed toward white.

#9ba8d7

#afbadf

#c3cbe7

#d7dcef

#ebeef7

Tones

Color #8797cf mixed toward gray.

#8d9ac9

#939ec3

#99a1bd

#9fa4b7

#a5a8b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ec3 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#8d8cc0 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#88b9b7 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 18.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8797cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8797cf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8797cf (#8797cf) is rgb(135, 151, 207) in RGB.

No, #8797cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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