#8e7bee

Color #8e7bee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 6.93 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e7bee

RGB

rgb(142, 123, 238)

HSL

hsl(249.9, 77.2%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.9, 48.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.3%, 48.3%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(58.12, 34.28, -55.73)

LCH

lch(58.12, 65.43, 301.6)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.1665, 288.49)

HWB

hwb(249.9, 48.2%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbee7b

Analogous

#7ba2ee

#8e7bee

#c87bee

Triadic

#8e7bee

#ee8e7b

#7bee8e

Split-complementary

#8e7bee

#eec87b

#a2ee7b

Tetradic

#8e7bee

#ee7bdb

#dbee7b

#7bee8e

Square

#8e7bee

#ee7ba2

#dbee7b

#7beec8

Shades

Color #8e7bee mixed toward black.

#6046e7

#3a1bd5

#2c15a0

#1d0e6b

#0f0735

Tints

Color #8e7bee mixed toward white.

#a191f1

#b4a7f4

#c7bdf7

#d9d3f9

#ece9fc

Tones

Color #8e7bee mixed toward gray.

#9485e4

#9b8edb

#a198d1

#a8a1c8

#aeabbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8686d9 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#8789d4 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#8dc7c3 · ΔE 33.7

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 26.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e7bee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e7bee]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8e7bee (#8e7bee) is rgb(142, 123, 238) in RGB.

No, #8e7bee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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