#8c8cb5

Color #8c8cb5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.67 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8cb5

RGB

rgb(140, 140, 181)

HSL

hsl(240, 21.7%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 22.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 22.7%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(59.59, 8.98, -21.41)

LCH

lch(59.59, 23.22, 292.75)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0607, 284.61)

HWB

hwb(240, 54.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b58c

Analogous

#8ca0b5

#8c8cb5

#a08cb5

Triadic

#8c8cb5

#b58c8c

#8cb58c

Split-complementary

#8c8cb5

#b5a08c

#a0b58c

Tetradic

#8c8cb5

#b58cb5

#b5b58c

#8cb58c

Square

#8c8cb5

#b58ca0

#b5b58c

#8cb5a0

Shades

Color #8c8cb5 mixed toward black.

#6b6ba0

#545482

#3f3f62

#2a2a41

#151521

Tints

Color #8c8cb5 mixed toward white.

#9f9fc1

#b2b2ce

#c5c5da

#d9d9e6

#ececf3

Tones

Color #8c8cb5 mixed toward gray.

#8f8fb2

#9393ae

#9696ab

#9a9aa7

#9d9da4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cac · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#8c8caa · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#8ca5a3 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8cb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8cb5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8c8cb5 (#8c8cb5) is rgb(140, 140, 181) in RGB.

No, #8c8cb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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