#8e7cb9

Color #8e7cb9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 22.98 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e7cb9

RGB

rgb(142, 124, 185)

HSL

hsl(257.7, 30.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.7, 33%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 33%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(55.75, 19.88, -29.58)

LCH

lch(55.75, 35.64, 303.9)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.0921, 297.21)

HWB

hwb(257.7, 48.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7b97c

Analogous

#7c89b9

#8e7cb9

#ac7cb9

Triadic

#8e7cb9

#b98e7c

#7cb98e

Split-complementary

#8e7cb9

#b9ac7c

#89b97c

Tetradic

#8e7cb9

#b97ca7

#a7b97c

#7cb98e

Square

#8e7cb9

#b97c89

#a7b97c

#7cb9ac

Shades

Color #8e7cb9 mixed toward black.

#715ba7

#5a4886

#443665

#2d2443

#171222

Tints

Color #8e7cb9 mixed toward white.

#a192c5

#b4a8d0

#c7bedc

#d9d3e8

#ece9f3

Tones

Color #8e7cb9 mixed toward gray.

#9081b4

#9286af

#948baa

#9690a5

#9895a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8786ad · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#8889aa · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#8da2a0 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e7cb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e7cb9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8e7cb9 (#8e7cb9) is rgb(142, 124, 185) in RGB.

No, #8e7cb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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