#8d96e3

Color #8d96e3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.25 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8d96e3

RGB

rgb(141, 150, 227)

HSL

hsl(233.7, 60.6%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.7, 37.9%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.9%, 33.9%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(64.18, 15.34, -40.06)

LCH

lch(64.18, 42.9, 290.95)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.1132, 277.92)

HWB

hwb(233.7, 55.3%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3da8d

Analogous

#8dc1e3

#8d96e3

#af8de3

Triadic

#8d96e3

#e38d96

#96e38d

Split-complementary

#8d96e3

#e3af8d

#c1e38d

Tetradic

#8d96e3

#da8de3

#e3da8d

#96e38d

Square

#8d96e3

#e38dc1

#e3da8d

#8de3af

Shades

Color #8d96e3 mixed toward black.

#5c69d7

#3040c5

#243094

#182063

#0c1031

Tints

Color #8d96e3 mixed toward white.

#a0a8e8

#b3b9ec

#c6cbf1

#d9dcf6

#eceefa

Tones

Color #8d96e3 mixed toward gray.

#949cdc

#9ba1d5

#a3a7ce

#aaadc6

#b1b2bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191d4 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#9090d0 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#8dc6c3 · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d96e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d96e3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8d96e3 (#8d96e3) is rgb(141, 150, 227) in RGB.

No, #8d96e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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