#8a7cb2

Color #8a7cb2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.9 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7cb2

RGB

rgb(138, 124, 178)

HSL

hsl(255.6, 26%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.6, 30.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 30.3%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(55.11, 16.93, -26.6)

LCH

lch(55.11, 31.53, 302.48)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.0815, 295.81)

HWB

hwb(255.6, 48.6%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4b27c

Analogous

#7c89b2

#8a7cb2

#a57cb2

Triadic

#8a7cb2

#b28a7c

#7cb28a

Split-complementary

#8a7cb2

#b2a57c

#89b27c

Tetradic

#8a7cb2

#b27ca4

#a4b27c

#7cb28a

Square

#8a7cb2

#b27c89

#a4b27c

#7cb2a5

Shades

Color #8a7cb2 mixed toward black.

#6e5d9f

#584a7f

#42385f

#2c253f

#161320

Tints

Color #8a7cb2 mixed toward white.

#9d92bf

#b1a8cc

#c4bdd9

#d8d3e5

#ebe9f2

Tones

Color #8a7cb2 mixed toward gray.

#8c80ae

#8e85a9

#9089a4

#938ea0

#95929b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8484a7 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#8586a4 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#899e9b · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7cb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7cb2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8a7cb2 (#8a7cb2) is rgb(138, 124, 178) in RGB.

No, #8a7cb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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