#8b7eae

Color #8b7eae

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b7eae

RGB

rgb(139, 126, 174)

HSL

hsl(256.3, 22.9%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.3, 27.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 27.6%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(55.55, 15.11, -23.61)

LCH

lch(55.55, 28.03, 302.62)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.0726, 296.67)

HWB

hwb(256.3, 49.4%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1ae7e

Analogous

#7e89ae

#8b7eae

#a37eae

Triadic

#8b7eae

#ae8b7e

#7eae8b

Split-complementary

#8b7eae

#aea37e

#89ae7e

Tetradic

#8b7eae

#ae7ea1

#a1ae7e

#7eae8b

Square

#8b7eae

#ae7e89

#a1ae7e

#7eaea3

Shades

Color #8b7eae mixed toward black.

#70609a

#5a4d7b

#433a5c

#2d273d

#16131f

Tints

Color #8b7eae mixed toward white.

#9e93bb

#b2a9c9

#c5bed6

#d8d4e4

#ece9f1

Tones

Color #8b7eae mixed toward gray.

#8d82aa

#8f86a6

#908aa2

#928e9e

#94929a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8685a4 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#8687a2 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#8a9c9a · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7eae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7eae]

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

#8b7eae (#8b7eae) is rgb(139, 126, 174) in RGB.

No, #8b7eae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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