#8b8fcb

Color #8b8fcb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.19 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b8fcb

RGB

rgb(139, 143, 203)

HSL

hsl(236.3, 38.1%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.3, 31.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.5%, 29.6%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(61.17, 12.44, -31.39)

LCH

lch(61.17, 33.77, 291.62)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0888, 280.78)

HWB

hwb(236.3, 54.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc78b

Analogous

#8bafcb

#8b8fcb

#a78bcb

Triadic

#8b8fcb

#cb8b8f

#8fcb8b

Split-complementary

#8b8fcb

#cba78b

#afcb8b

Tetradic

#8b8fcb

#c78bcb

#cbc78b

#8fcb8b

Square

#8b8fcb

#cb8baf

#cbc78b

#8bcba7

Shades

Color #8b8fcb mixed toward black.

#6469b9

#474c9e

#353976

#23264f

#121327

Tints

Color #8b8fcb mixed toward white.

#9ea2d4

#b2b4dc

#c5c7e5

#d8daee

#ececf6

Tones

Color #8b8fcb mixed toward gray.

#9094c6

#9698c0

#9b9dbb

#a0a2b6

#a6a6b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8dbf · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#8d8cbc · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#8bb4b2 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b8fcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b8fcb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8b8fcb (#8b8fcb) is rgb(139, 143, 203) in RGB.

No, #8b8fcb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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