#8a87bf

Color #8a87bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.1 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a87bf

RGB

rgb(138, 135, 191)

HSL

hsl(243.2, 30.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.2, 29.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.7%, 29.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(58.5, 13.72, -28.77)

LCH

lch(58.5, 31.87, 295.5)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.083, 286.3)

HWB

hwb(243.2, 52.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbf87

Analogous

#87a0bf

#8a87bf

#a687bf

Triadic

#8a87bf

#bf8a87

#87bf8a

Split-complementary

#8a87bf

#bfa687

#a0bf87

Tetradic

#8a87bf

#bf87bc

#bcbf87

#87bf8a

Square

#8a87bf

#bf87a0

#bcbf87

#87bfa6

Shades

Color #8a87bf mixed toward black.

#6764ac

#4f4c8e

#3b396a

#282647

#141323

Tints

Color #8a87bf mixed toward white.

#9d9bca

#b1afd4

#c4c3df

#d8d7ea

#ebebf4

Tones

Color #8a87bf mixed toward gray.

#8e8cba

#9290b6

#9695b1

#9b9aac

#9f9ea8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989b3 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#8989b1 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#8aaaa7 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a87bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a87bf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8a87bf (#8a87bf) is rgb(138, 135, 191) in RGB.

No, #8a87bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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