#8b7ebe

Color #8b7ebe

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 20.86 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#8b7ebe

RGB

rgb(139, 126, 190)

HSL

hsl(252.2, 33%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.2, 33.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.8%, 33.7%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(56.22, 19.03, -31.74)

LCH

lch(56.22, 37.01, 300.95)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.0956, 292.78)

HWB

hwb(252.2, 49.4%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1be7e

Analogous

#7e91be

#8b7ebe

#ab7ebe

Triadic

#8b7ebe

#be8b7e

#7ebe8b

Split-complementary

#8b7ebe

#beab7e

#91be7e

Tetradic

#8b7ebe

#be7eb1

#b1be7e

#7ebe8b

Square

#8b7ebe

#be7e91

#b1be7e

#7ebeab

Shades

Color #8b7ebe mixed toward black.

#6c5bac

#55478c

#403569

#2a2346

#151223

Tints

Color #8b7ebe mixed toward white.

#9e94c9

#b2a9d4

#c5bfdf

#d8d4e9

#eceaf4

Tones

Color #8b7ebe mixed toward gray.

#8e83b9

#9189b3

#958eae

#9893a9

#9b99a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8685b1 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#8687ae · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#8aa6a4 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7ebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7ebe]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8b7ebe (#8b7ebe) is rgb(139, 126, 190) in RGB.

No, #8b7ebe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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