#8c98db

Color #8c98db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.23 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8c98db

RGB

rgb(140, 152, 219)

HSL

hsl(230.9, 52.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.9, 36.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.1%, 30.6%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(64.28, 11.76, -35.48)

LCH

lch(64.28, 37.38, 288.34)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0994, 275.72)

HWB

hwb(230.9, 54.9%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbcf8c

Analogous

#8cbfdb

#8c98db

#a88cdb

Triadic

#8c98db

#db8c98

#98db8c

Split-complementary

#8c98db

#dba88c

#bfdb8c

Tetradic

#8c98db

#cf8cdb

#dbcf8c

#98db8c

Square

#8c98db

#db8cbf

#dbcf8c

#8cdba8

Shades

Color #8c98db mixed toward black.

#5e6fcd

#394cb6

#2b3989

#1d265b

#0e132e

Tints

Color #8c98db mixed toward white.

#9fa9e1

#b2bae7

#c6cced

#d9ddf3

#eceef9

Tones

Color #8c98db mixed toward gray.

#939dd4

#99a1ce

#a0a6c7

#a6aac1

#adafba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191cd · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#9190ca · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#8dc2bf · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c98db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c98db]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8c98db (#8c98db) is rgb(140, 152, 219) in RGB.

No, #8c98db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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