#8c8ebb

Color #8c8ebb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17.6 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8ebb

RGB

rgb(140, 142, 187)

HSL

hsl(237.4, 25.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.4, 25.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.1%, 24.1%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(60.35, 9.28, -23.65)

LCH

lch(60.35, 25.41, 291.42)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.0667, 282.39)

HWB

hwb(237.4, 54.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb98c

Analogous

#8ca5bb

#8c8ebb

#a18cbb

Triadic

#8c8ebb

#bb8c8e

#8ebb8c

Split-complementary

#8c8ebb

#bba18c

#a5bb8c

Tetradic

#8c8ebb

#b98cbb

#bbb98c

#8ebb8c

Square

#8c8ebb

#bb8ca5

#bbb98c

#8cbba1

Shades

Color #8c8ebb mixed toward black.

#6a6ca7

#515389

#3d3f67

#282a44

#141522

Tints

Color #8c8ebb mixed toward white.

#9fa1c6

#b2b4d2

#c5c6dd

#d9d9e8

#ececf4

Tones

Color #8c8ebb mixed toward gray.

#9092b7

#9495b3

#9899af

#9c9cab

#a0a0a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8db1 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#8d8daf · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#8ca9a8 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8ebb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8ebb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8c8ebb (#8c8ebb) is rgb(140, 142, 187) in RGB.

No, #8c8ebb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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