#8a84c3

Color #8a84c3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.17 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a84c3

RGB

rgb(138, 132, 195)

HSL

hsl(245.7, 34.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.7, 32.3%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.2%, 32.3%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(57.89, 16.48, -31.98)

LCH

lch(57.89, 35.98, 297.26)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0934, 287.83)

HWB

hwb(245.7, 51.8%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc384

Analogous

#849dc3

#8a84c3

#a984c3

Triadic

#8a84c3

#c38a84

#84c38a

Split-complementary

#8a84c3

#c3a984

#9dc384

Tetradic

#8a84c3

#c384bd

#bdc384

#84c38a

Square

#8a84c3

#c3849d

#bdc384

#84c3a9

Shades

Color #8a84c3 mixed toward black.

#675fb1

#4f4792

#3b366e

#272449

#141225

Tints

Color #8a84c3 mixed toward white.

#9d98cd

#b1add7

#c4c1e1

#d8d6eb

#ebeaf5

Tones

Color #8a84c3 mixed toward gray.

#8e89be

#928eb8

#9794b3

#9b99ae

#9f9ea9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8787b6 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#8888b3 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#8aaba9 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a84c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a84c3]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a84c3 (#8a84c3) is rgb(138, 132, 195) in RGB.

No, #8a84c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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