#8e8bb0

Color #8e8bb0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.17 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8bb0

RGB

rgb(142, 139, 176)

HSL

hsl(244.9, 19%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.9, 21%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 21%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(59.3, 9.02, -19)

LCH

lch(59.3, 21.03, 295.4)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0547, 288.53)

HWB

hwb(244.9, 54.5%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb08b

Analogous

#8b9bb0

#8e8bb0

#a18bb0

Triadic

#8e8bb0

#b08e8b

#8bb08e

Split-complementary

#8e8bb0

#b0a18b

#9bb08b

Tetradic

#8e8bb0

#b08bad

#adb08b

#8bb08e

Square

#8e8bb0

#b08b9b

#adb08b

#8bb0a1

Shades

Color #8e8bb0 mixed toward black.

#706c9b

#58557d

#42405e

#2c2b3f

#16151f

Tints

Color #8e8bb0 mixed toward white.

#a19ebd

#b4b2ca

#c7c5d8

#d9d8e5

#ececf2

Tones

Color #8e8bb0 mixed toward gray.

#918ead

#9391aa

#9694a7

#9897a4

#9b9ba1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8da8 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#8d8da6 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#8ea1a0 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8bb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8bb0]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e8bb0 (#8e8bb0) is rgb(142, 139, 176) in RGB.

No, #8e8bb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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