#8f84b5

Color #8f84b5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.94 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8f84b5

RGB

rgb(143, 132, 181)

HSL

hsl(253.5, 24.9%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.5, 27.1%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(21%, 27.1%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(57.73, 14.56, -24.24)

LCH

lch(57.73, 28.28, 300.99)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0733, 294.5)

HWB

hwb(253.5, 51.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab584

Analogous

#8492b5

#8f84b5

#a884b5

Triadic

#8f84b5

#b58f84

#84b58f

Split-complementary

#8f84b5

#b5a884

#92b584

Tetradic

#8f84b5

#b584aa

#aab584

#84b58f

Square

#8f84b5

#b58492

#aab584

#84b5a8

Shades

Color #8f84b5 mixed toward black.

#7163a1

#5a4e82

#443b62

#2d2741

#171421

Tints

Color #8f84b5 mixed toward white.

#a299c1

#b4adce

#c7c2da

#dad6e6

#ecebf3

Tones

Color #8f84b5 mixed toward gray.

#9188b1

#948cad

#9690a9

#9894a5

#9a98a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8aab · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#8b8ca8 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#8ea2a0 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f84b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f84b5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8f84b5 (#8f84b5) is rgb(143, 132, 181) in RGB.

No, #8f84b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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