#8c85bb

Color #8c85bb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.98 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#8c85bb

RGB

rgb(140, 133, 187)

HSL

hsl(247.8, 28.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.8, 28.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.1%, 28.9%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(57.98, 14.49, -27.29)

LCH

lch(57.98, 30.9, 297.97)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0802, 289.9)

HWB

hwb(247.8, 52.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4bb85

Analogous

#8599bb

#8c85bb

#a785bb

Triadic

#8c85bb

#bb8c85

#85bb8c

Split-complementary

#8c85bb

#bba785

#99bb85

Tetradic

#8c85bb

#bb85b4

#b4bb85

#85bb8c

Square

#8c85bb

#bb8599

#b4bb85

#85bba7

Shades

Color #8c85bb mixed toward black.

#6c63a8

#544c89

#3f3967

#2a2644

#151322

Tints

Color #8c85bb mixed toward white.

#9f99c6

#b2aed2

#c5c2dd

#d9d6e8

#ecebf4

Tones

Color #8c85bb mixed toward gray.

#8f89b6

#938eb2

#9692ad

#9997a9

#9d9ba4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989b0 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#898aad · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#8ca6a4 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c85bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c85bb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8c85bb (#8c85bb) is rgb(140, 133, 187) in RGB.

No, #8c85bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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