#8c8cdc

Color #8c8cdc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.86 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8cdc

RGB

rgb(140, 140, 220)

HSL

hsl(240, 53.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 36.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.4%, 36.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(61.22, 18.97, -40.82)

LCH

lch(61.22, 45.01, 294.93)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.1173, 282.8)

HWB

hwb(240, 54.9%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcdc8c

Analogous

#8cb4dc

#8c8cdc

#b48cdc

Triadic

#8c8cdc

#dc8c8c

#8cdc8c

Split-complementary

#8c8cdc

#dcb48c

#b4dc8c

Tetradic

#8c8cdc

#dc8cdc

#dcdc8c

#8cdc8c

Square

#8c8cdc

#dc8cb4

#dcdc8c

#8cdcb4

Shades

Color #8c8cdc mixed toward black.

#5e5ece

#3838b8

#2a2a8a

#1c1c5c

#0e0e2e

Tints

Color #8c8cdc mixed toward white.

#9f9fe2

#b2b2e8

#c6c6ed

#d9d9f3

#ececf9

Tones

Color #8c8cdc mixed toward gray.

#9393d5

#9999cf

#a0a0c8

#a7a7c1

#adadbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8ccc · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#8c8cc8 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#8cbfbc · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8cdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8cdc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8c8cdc (#8c8cdc) is rgb(140, 140, 220) in RGB.

No, #8c8cdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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