#8c8bcf

Color #8c8bcf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.02 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8bcf

RGB

rgb(140, 139, 207)

HSL

hsl(240.9, 41.5%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240.9, 32.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.4%, 32.9%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(60.38, 16.09, -34.86)

LCH

lch(60.38, 38.39, 294.78)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.1001, 283.99)

HWB

hwb(240.9, 54.5%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cecf8b

Analogous

#8baccf

#8c8bcf

#ae8bcf

Triadic

#8c8bcf

#cf8c8b

#8bcf8c

Split-complementary

#8c8bcf

#cfae8b

#accf8b

Tetradic

#8c8bcf

#cf8bce

#cecf8b

#8bcf8c

Square

#8c8bcf

#cf8bac

#cecf8b

#8bcfae

Shades

Color #8c8bcf mixed toward black.

#6362be

#4543a3

#34337a

#222252

#111129

Tints

Color #8c8bcf mixed toward white.

#9f9ed7

#b2b2df

#c5c5e7

#d9d8ef

#ececf7

Tones

Color #8c8bcf mixed toward gray.

#9190c9

#9796c4

#9c9cbe

#a2a2b8

#a7a7b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cc1 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#8c8cbe · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#8cb6b3 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8bcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8bcf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8c8bcf (#8c8bcf) is rgb(140, 139, 207) in RGB.

No, #8c8bcf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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