#8e85bc

Color #8e85bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.79 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8e85bc

RGB

rgb(142, 133, 188)

HSL

hsl(249.8, 29.1%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.8, 29.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 29.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(58.19, 15.36, -27.53)

LCH

lch(58.19, 31.53, 299.16)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0817, 291.48)

HWB

hwb(249.8, 52.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bc85

Analogous

#8597bc

#8e85bc

#a985bc

Triadic

#8e85bc

#bc8e85

#85bc8e

Split-complementary

#8e85bc

#bca985

#97bc85

Tetradic

#8e85bc

#bc85b3

#b3bc85

#85bc8e

Square

#8e85bc

#bc8597

#b3bc85

#85bca9

Shades

Color #8e85bc mixed toward black.

#6e62a9

#564c8a

#403968

#2b2645

#151323

Tints

Color #8e85bc mixed toward white.

#a199c7

#b4aed2

#c6c2dd

#d9d6e9

#ecebf4

Tones

Color #8e85bc mixed toward gray.

#9189b7

#948eb3

#9793ae

#9a97aa

#9d9ca5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8ab1 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#8b8bae · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#8ea7a5 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e85bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e85bc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e85bc (#8e85bc) is rgb(142, 133, 188) in RGB.

No, #8e85bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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