#8c7bc8

Color #8c7bc8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.08 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8c7bc8

RGB

rgb(140, 123, 200)

HSL

hsl(253.2, 41.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.2, 38.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(30%, 38.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(56, 23.62, -37.76)

LCH

lch(56, 44.54, 302.03)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.1146, 292.96)

HWB

hwb(253.2, 48.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7c87b

Analogous

#7b90c8

#8c7bc8

#b27bc8

Triadic

#8c7bc8

#c88c7b

#7bc88c

Split-complementary

#8c7bc8

#c8b27b

#90c87b

Tetradic

#8c7bc8

#c87bb7

#b7c87b

#7bc88c

Square

#8c7bc8

#c87b90

#b7c87b

#7bc8b2

Shades

Color #8c7bc8 mixed toward black.

#6b55b8

#533f98

#3e2f72

#29204c

#151026

Tints

Color #8c7bc8 mixed toward white.

#9f91d1

#b2a7da

#c5bde3

#d9d3ed

#ece9f6

Tones

Color #8c7bc8 mixed toward gray.

#8f81c2

#9388bb

#978eb5

#9a95ae

#9e9ba8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8585b9 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#8687b5 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#8baca9 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c7bc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c7bc8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8c7bc8 (#8c7bc8) is rgb(140, 123, 200) in RGB.

No, #8c7bc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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