#8f7fc9

Color #8f7fc9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.03 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8f7fc9

RGB

rgb(143, 127, 201)

HSL

hsl(253, 40.7%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253, 36.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 36.8%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(57.3, 22.4, -36.27)

LCH

lch(57.3, 42.63, 301.7)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.1098, 292.99)

HWB

hwb(253, 49.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9c97f

Analogous

#7f94c9

#8f7fc9

#b47fc9

Triadic

#8f7fc9

#c98f7f

#7fc98f

Split-complementary

#8f7fc9

#c9b47f

#94c97f

Tetradic

#8f7fc9

#c97fb9

#b9c97f

#7fc98f

Square

#8f7fc9

#c97f94

#b9c97f

#7fc9b4

Shades

Color #8f7fc9 mixed toward black.

#6d58b9

#54419a

#3f3173

#2a204d

#151026

Tints

Color #8f7fc9 mixed toward white.

#a294d2

#b4aadb

#c7bfe4

#dad4ed

#eceaf6

Tones

Color #8f7fc9 mixed toward gray.

#9285c3

#968bbd

#9991b6

#9d98b0

#a09eaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888bb · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#898ab7 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#8eaeab · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f7fc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f7fc9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8f7fc9 (#8f7fc9) is rgb(143, 127, 201) in RGB.

No, #8f7fc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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