#8a7cb1

Color #8a7cb1

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.79 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7cb1

RGB

rgb(138, 124, 177)

HSL

hsl(255.8, 25.4%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.8, 29.9%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 29.9%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(55.06, 16.68, -26.09)

LCH

lch(55.06, 30.97, 302.59)

OKLCH

oklch(61.9%, 0.0802, 296.12)

HWB

hwb(255.8, 48.6%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3b17c

Analogous

#7c88b1

#8a7cb1

#a47cb1

Triadic

#8a7cb1

#b18a7c

#7cb18a

Split-complementary

#8a7cb1

#b1a47c

#88b17c

Tetradic

#8a7cb1

#b17ca3

#a3b17c

#7cb18a

Square

#8a7cb1

#b17c88

#a3b17c

#7cb1a4

Shades

Color #8a7cb1 mixed toward black.

#6e5e9d

#584b7e

#42385e

#2c253f

#16131f

Tints

Color #8a7cb1 mixed toward white.

#9d92be

#b1a8cb

#c4bdd8

#d8d3e5

#ebe9f2

Tones

Color #8a7cb1 mixed toward gray.

#8c80ad

#8e85a8

#9089a4

#928e9f

#94929b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8484a6 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#8586a3 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#899d9b · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7cb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7cb1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8a7cb1 (#8a7cb1) is rgb(138, 124, 177) in RGB.

No, #8a7cb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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