#8d9cd6

Color #8d9cd6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.86 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8d9cd6

RGB

rgb(141, 156, 214)

HSL

hsl(227.7, 47.1%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.7, 34.1%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(65.19, 8.43, -31.28)

LCH

lch(65.19, 32.4, 285.08)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0869, 272.84)

HWB

hwb(227.7, 55.3%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6c78d

Analogous

#8dc0d6

#8d9cd6

#a38dd6

Triadic

#8d9cd6

#d68d9c

#9cd68d

Split-complementary

#8d9cd6

#d6a38d

#c0d68d

Tetradic

#8d9cd6

#c78dd6

#d6c78d

#9cd68d

Square

#8d9cd6

#d68dc0

#d6c78d

#8dd6a3

Shades

Color #8d9cd6 mixed toward black.

#6176c6

#3f55ae

#2f4083

#1f2b57

#10152c

Tints

Color #8d9cd6 mixed toward white.

#a0acdd

#b3bde4

#c6cdea

#d9def1

#eceef8

Tones

Color #8d9cd6 mixed toward gray.

#93a0d0

#99a3ca

#9fa7c4

#a5aabe

#abaeb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494ca · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9392c7 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#8ec0bd · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d9cd6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d9cd6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8d9cd6 (#8d9cd6) is rgb(141, 156, 214) in RGB.

No, #8d9cd6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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