#8c86b2

Color #8c86b2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.02 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8c86b2

RGB

rgb(140, 134, 178)

HSL

hsl(248.2, 22.2%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.2, 24.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 24.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(57.88, 11.73, -22.31)

LCH

lch(57.88, 25.21, 297.73)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0654, 290.68)

HWB

hwb(248.2, 52.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb286

Analogous

#8696b2

#8c86b2

#a286b2

Triadic

#8c86b2

#b28c86

#86b28c

Split-complementary

#8c86b2

#b2a286

#96b286

Tetradic

#8c86b2

#b286ac

#acb286

#86b28c

Square

#8c86b2

#b28696

#acb286

#86b2a2

Shades

Color #8c86b2 mixed toward black.

#6e669e

#57517f

#413d5f

#2c2840

#161420

Tints

Color #8c86b2 mixed toward white.

#9f9abf

#b2aecc

#c6c3d9

#d9d7e5

#ecebf2

Tones

Color #8c86b2 mixed toward gray.

#8f8aae

#918dab

#9491a7

#9795a3

#9998a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989a9 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#8a8aa6 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#8ca19f · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c86b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c86b2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8c86b2 (#8c86b2) is rgb(140, 134, 178) in RGB.

No, #8c86b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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