#8a88c9

Color #8a88c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.38 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a88c9

RGB

rgb(138, 136, 201)

HSL

hsl(241.8, 37.6%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(241.8, 32.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.3%, 32.3%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(59.18, 15.7, -33.36)

LCH

lch(59.18, 36.87, 295.2)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.096, 284.85)

HWB

hwb(241.8, 53.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7c988

Analogous

#88a7c9

#8a88c9

#ab88c9

Triadic

#8a88c9

#c98a88

#88c98a

Split-complementary

#8a88c9

#c9ab88

#a7c988

Tetradic

#8a88c9

#c988c7

#c7c988

#88c98a

Square

#8a88c9

#c988a7

#c7c988

#88c9ab

Shades

Color #8a88c9 mixed toward black.

#6461b8

#49469b

#363574

#24234d

#121227

Tints

Color #8a88c9 mixed toward white.

#9e9cd2

#b1b0db

#c5c4e4

#d8d7ed

#ecebf6

Tones

Color #8a88c9 mixed toward gray.

#8f8dc4

#9493be

#9998b9

#9e9eb3

#a3a3ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989bc · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#8989b9 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#8ab1ae · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a88c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a88c9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8a88c9 (#8a88c9) is rgb(138, 136, 201) in RGB.

No, #8a88c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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