#8b82c6

Color #8b82c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.34 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8b82c6

RGB

rgb(139, 130, 198)

HSL

hsl(247.9, 37.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.9, 34.3%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.8%, 34.3%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(57.59, 18.72, -34.15)

LCH

lch(57.59, 38.94, 298.73)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.1008, 289.3)

HWB

hwb(247.9, 51%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdc682

Analogous

#829bc6

#8b82c6

#ad82c6

Triadic

#8b82c6

#c68b82

#82c68b

Split-complementary

#8b82c6

#c6ad82

#9bc682

Tetradic

#8b82c6

#c682bd

#bdc682

#82c68b

Square

#8b82c6

#c6829b

#bdc682

#82c6ad

Shades

Color #8b82c6 mixed toward black.

#685cb5

#4f4496

#3b3371

#28224b

#141126

Tints

Color #8b82c6 mixed toward white.

#9e97d0

#b2acd9

#c5c0e3

#d8d5ec

#eceaf6

Tones

Color #8b82c6 mixed toward gray.

#8f88c0

#938dbb

#9793b5

#9c99af

#a09eaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8787b8 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#8888b5 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#8badaa · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 21.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b82c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b82c6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b82c6 (#8b82c6) is rgb(139, 130, 198) in RGB.

No, #8b82c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8b82c6, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast