#8e97d1

Color #8e97d1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.3 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e97d1

RGB

rgb(142, 151, 209)

HSL

hsl(231.9, 42.1%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.9, 32.1%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.1%, 27.8%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(63.74, 10.27, -30.74)

LCH

lch(63.74, 32.41, 288.47)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.086, 277.08)

HWB

hwb(231.9, 55.7%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1c88e

Analogous

#8eb8d1

#8e97d1

#a68ed1

Triadic

#8e97d1

#d18e97

#97d18e

Split-complementary

#8e97d1

#d1a68e

#b8d18e

Tetradic

#8e97d1

#c88ed1

#d1c88e

#97d18e

Square

#8e97d1

#d18eb8

#d1c88e

#8ed1a6

Shades

Color #8e97d1 mixed toward black.

#6471c0

#4451a6

#333d7d

#222953

#11142a

Tints

Color #8e97d1 mixed toward white.

#a1a8d9

#b4bae0

#c6cbe8

#d9dcf0

#eceef7

Tones

Color #8e97d1 mixed toward gray.

#949bcb

#999fc6

#9fa3c0

#a4a7bb

#aaabb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292c5 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#9191c2 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#8ebbb8 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e97d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e97d1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e97d1 (#8e97d1) is rgb(142, 151, 209) in RGB.

No, #8e97d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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