#8986c1

Color #8986c1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.56 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8986c1

RGB

rgb(137, 134, 193)

HSL

hsl(243.1, 32.2%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.1, 30.6%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29%, 30.6%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(58.24, 14.51, -30.31)

LCH

lch(58.24, 33.6, 295.58)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0875, 285.99)

HWB

hwb(243.1, 52.5%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec186

Analogous

#86a0c1

#8986c1

#a786c1

Triadic

#8986c1

#c18986

#86c189

Split-complementary

#8986c1

#c1a786

#a0c186

Tetradic

#8986c1

#c186be

#bec186

#86c189

Square

#8986c1

#c186a0

#bec186

#86c1a7

Shades

Color #8986c1 mixed toward black.

#6662ae

#4e4a90

#3a376c

#272548

#131224

Tints

Color #8986c1 mixed toward white.

#9d9acb

#b0aed6

#c4c2e0

#d8d7ea

#ebebf5

Tones

Color #8986c1 mixed toward gray.

#8d8bbc

#9290b7

#9695b2

#9b9aad

#9f9fa8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888b5 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#8888b2 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#89aba8 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8986c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8986c1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8986c1 (#8986c1) is rgb(137, 134, 193) in RGB.

No, #8986c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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