#8d88b3

Color #8d88b3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8d88b3

RGB

rgb(141, 136, 179)

HSL

hsl(247, 22.1%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247, 24%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 24%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(58.53, 11.13, -21.88)

LCH

lch(58.53, 24.55, 296.96)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0638, 289.8)

HWB

hwb(247, 53.3%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb388

Analogous

#8899b3

#8d88b3

#a388b3

Triadic

#8d88b3

#b38d88

#88b38d

Split-complementary

#8d88b3

#b3a388

#99b388

Tetradic

#8d88b3

#b388ae

#aeb388

#88b38d

Square

#8d88b3

#b38899

#aeb388

#88b3a3

Shades

Color #8d88b3 mixed toward black.

#6e689f

#575280

#413d60

#2c2940

#161420

Tints

Color #8d88b3 mixed toward white.

#a09cc0

#b3b0cc

#c6c4d9

#d9d7e6

#ecebf2

Tones

Color #8d88b3 mixed toward gray.

#908cb0

#938fac

#9593a8

#9896a5

#9b9aa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8baa · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#8b8ca8 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#8da2a0 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d88b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d88b3]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8d88b3 (#8d88b3) is rgb(141, 136, 179) in RGB.

No, #8d88b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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