#8d8ecd

Color #8d8ecd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.45 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8ecd

RGB

rgb(141, 142, 205)

HSL

hsl(239.1, 39%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(239.1, 31.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.2%, 30.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(61.15, 14.12, -32.54)

LCH

lch(61.15, 35.47, 293.46)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0927, 282.9)

HWB

hwb(239.1, 55.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdcc8d

Analogous

#8daecd

#8d8ecd

#ac8dcd

Triadic

#8d8ecd

#cd8d8e

#8ecd8d

Split-complementary

#8d8ecd

#cdac8d

#aecd8d

Tetradic

#8d8ecd

#cc8dcd

#cdcc8d

#8ecd8d

Square

#8d8ecd

#cd8dae

#cdcc8d

#8dcdac

Shades

Color #8d8ecd mixed toward black.

#6566bb

#4648a0

#353678

#232450

#121228

Tints

Color #8d8ecd mixed toward white.

#a0a1d5

#b3b4de

#c6c6e6

#d9d9ee

#ececf7

Tones

Color #8d8ecd mixed toward gray.

#9293c8

#9898c2

#9d9dbd

#a2a3b8

#a8a8b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8dc0 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#8d8dbd · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#8db5b3 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8ecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8ecd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8d8ecd (#8d8ecd) is rgb(141, 142, 205) in RGB.

No, #8d8ecd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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