#8e8bbc

Color #8e8bbc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.92 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8bbc

RGB

rgb(142, 139, 188)

HSL

hsl(243.7, 26.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.7, 26.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 26.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(59.75, 11.88, -25.11)

LCH

lch(59.75, 27.78, 295.32)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0724, 287.03)

HWB

hwb(243.7, 54.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bc8b

Analogous

#8ba0bc

#8e8bbc

#a68bbc

Triadic

#8e8bbc

#bc8e8b

#8bbc8e

Split-complementary

#8e8bbc

#bca68b

#a0bc8b

Tetradic

#8e8bbc

#bc8bb9

#b9bc8b

#8bbc8e

Square

#8e8bbc

#bc8ba0

#b9bc8b

#8bbca6

Shades

Color #8e8bbc mixed toward black.

#6c68a8

#53508a

#3f3c68

#2a2845

#151423

Tints

Color #8e8bbc mixed toward white.

#a19ec7

#b4b2d2

#c6c5dd

#d9d8e9

#ececf4

Tones

Color #8e8bbc mixed toward gray.

#928fb8

#9593b4

#9997b0

#9c9bac

#a09fa8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8db2 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#8d8daf · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#8ea9a7 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8bbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8bbc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8e8bbc (#8e8bbc) is rgb(142, 139, 188) in RGB.

No, #8e8bbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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