#8f8cda

Color #8f8cda

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.98 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8f8cda

RGB

rgb(143, 140, 218)

HSL

hsl(242.3, 51.3%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.3, 35.8%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.4%, 35.8%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(61.36, 19.25, -39.47)

LCH

lch(61.36, 43.91, 296)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.1141, 284.67)

HWB

hwb(242.3, 54.9%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7da8c

Analogous

#8cb0da

#8f8cda

#b68cda

Triadic

#8f8cda

#da8f8c

#8cda8f

Split-complementary

#8f8cda

#dab68c

#b0da8c

Tetradic

#8f8cda

#da8cd7

#d7da8c

#8cda8f

Square

#8f8cda

#da8cb0

#d7da8c

#8cdab6

Shades

Color #8f8cda mixed toward black.

#635fcb

#3f3ab5

#2f2c87

#1f1d5a

#100f2d

Tints

Color #8f8cda mixed toward white.

#a29fe0

#b4b2e6

#c7c6ec

#dad9f3

#ececf9

Tones

Color #8f8cda mixed toward gray.

#9593d3

#9b99cd

#a1a0c7

#a7a6c0

#adadba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ecb · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#8e8ec7 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#8fbdba · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f8cda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f8cda]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8f8cda (#8f8cda) is rgb(143, 140, 218) in RGB.

No, #8f8cda is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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