#8e85db

Color #8e85db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.57 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8e85db

RGB

rgb(142, 133, 219)

HSL

hsl(246.3, 54.4%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.3, 39.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.2%, 39.3%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(59.56, 23.31, -42.86)

LCH

lch(59.56, 48.79, 298.54)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.1259, 287.24)

HWB

hwb(246.3, 52.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2db85

Analogous

#85a7db

#8e85db

#b985db

Triadic

#8e85db

#db8e85

#85db8e

Split-complementary

#8e85db

#dbb985

#a7db85

Tetradic

#8e85db

#db85d2

#d2db85

#85db8e

Square

#8e85db

#db85a7

#d2db85

#85dbb9

Shades

Color #8e85db mixed toward black.

#6458ce

#4335b5

#322888

#211b5b

#110d2d

Tints

Color #8e85db mixed toward white.

#a199e1

#b4aee7

#c6c2ed

#d9d6f3

#ecebf9

Tones

Color #8e85db mixed toward gray.

#948cd4

#9993cd

#9f9ac5

#a5a2be

#aaa9b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8aca · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#8b8bc6 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#8ebcb9 · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e85db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e85db]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e85db (#8e85db) is rgb(142, 133, 219) in RGB.

No, #8e85db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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