#8a86b9

Color #8a86b9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.76 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a86b9

RGB

rgb(138, 134, 185)

HSL

hsl(244.7, 26.7%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.7, 27.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 27.6%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(58, 12.8, -26.14)

LCH

lch(58, 29.11, 296.09)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0758, 287.67)

HWB

hwb(244.7, 52.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b986

Analogous

#869bb9

#8a86b9

#a386b9

Triadic

#8a86b9

#b98a86

#86b98a

Split-complementary

#8a86b9

#b9a386

#9bb986

Tetradic

#8a86b9

#b986b5

#b5b986

#86b98a

Square

#8a86b9

#b9869b

#b5b986

#86b9a3

Shades

Color #8a86b9 mixed toward black.

#6964a5

#524e87

#3e3a65

#292743

#151322

Tints

Color #8a86b9 mixed toward white.

#9d9ac5

#b1aed0

#c4c2dc

#d8d7e8

#ebebf3

Tones

Color #8a86b9 mixed toward gray.

#8d8ab5

#918eb0

#9593ac

#9897a8

#9c9ba4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888ae · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#8989ac · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#8aa5a3 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a86b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a86b9]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a86b9 (#8a86b9) is rgb(138, 134, 185) in RGB.

No, #8a86b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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