#8b7dec

Color #8b7dec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 7.36 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b7dec

RGB

rgb(139, 125, 236)

HSL

hsl(247.6, 74.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.6, 47%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.1%, 47%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(58.24, 31.85, -54.45)

LCH

lch(58.24, 63.08, 300.33)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.1611, 286.82)

HWB

hwb(247.6, 49%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deec7d

Analogous

#7da6ec

#8b7dec

#c37dec

Triadic

#8b7dec

#ec8b7d

#7dec8b

Split-complementary

#8b7dec

#ecc37d

#a6ec7d

Tetradic

#8b7dec

#ec7dde

#deec7d

#7dec8b

Square

#8b7dec

#ec7da6

#deec7d

#7decc3

Shades

Color #8b7dec mixed toward black.

#5c49e4

#351fd2

#28179e

#1b0f69

#0d0835

Tints

Color #8b7dec mixed toward white.

#9e93ef

#b2a8f2

#c5bef6

#d8d4f9

#ece9fc

Tones

Color #8b7dec mixed toward gray.

#9286e3

#9990da

#a099d0

#a7a2c7

#aeabbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8585d8 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#8687d3 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#8ac6c2 · ΔE 33.4

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 26.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7dec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7dec]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b7dec (#8b7dec) is rgb(139, 125, 236) in RGB.

No, #8b7dec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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