#8b86db

Color #8b86db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.34 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b86db

RGB

rgb(139, 134, 219)

HSL

hsl(243.5, 54.1%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.5, 38.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.5%, 38.8%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(59.57, 21.92, -42.85)

LCH

lch(59.57, 48.13, 297.09)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.1246, 285.12)

HWB

hwb(243.5, 52.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6db86

Analogous

#86acdb

#8b86db

#b586db

Triadic

#8b86db

#db8b86

#86db8b

Split-complementary

#8b86db

#dbb586

#acdb86

Tetradic

#8b86db

#db86d6

#d6db86

#86db8b

Square

#8b86db

#db86ac

#d6db86

#86dbb5

Shades

Color #8b86db mixed toward black.

#5f59cd

#3d36b5

#2e2888

#1f1b5b

#0f0d2d

Tints

Color #8b86db mixed toward white.

#9e9ae1

#b2aee7

#c5c2ed

#d8d7f3

#ecebf9

Tones

Color #8b86db mixed toward gray.

#918dd4

#9794cd

#9e9bc6

#a4a2bf

#aaa9b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989cb · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#898ac6 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#8bbcb9 · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b86db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b86db]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8b86db (#8b86db) is rgb(139, 134, 219) in RGB.

No, #8b86db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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