#8a85c2

Color #8a85c2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.66 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a85c2

RGB

rgb(138, 133, 194)

HSL

hsl(244.9, 33.3%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.9, 31.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 31.4%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(58.11, 15.64, -31.08)

LCH

lch(58.11, 34.79, 296.71)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0904, 287.31)

HWB

hwb(244.9, 52.2%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc285

Analogous

#859ec2

#8a85c2

#a885c2

Triadic

#8a85c2

#c28a85

#85c28a

Split-complementary

#8a85c2

#c2a885

#9ec285

Tetradic

#8a85c2

#c285bd

#bdc285

#85c28a

Square

#8a85c2

#c2859e

#bdc285

#85c2a8

Shades

Color #8a85c2 mixed toward black.

#6761b0

#4f4991

#3b376d

#272449

#141224

Tints

Color #8a85c2 mixed toward white.

#9d99cc

#b1aed6

#c4c2e0

#d8d6eb

#ebebf5

Tones

Color #8a85c2 mixed toward gray.

#8e8abd

#928fb8

#9794b3

#9b99ae

#9f9ea9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888b6 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#8889b3 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#8aaba9 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a85c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a85c2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a85c2 (#8a85c2) is rgb(138, 133, 194) in RGB.

No, #8a85c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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