#8e81f2

Color #8e81f2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 8.62 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8e81f2

RGB

rgb(142, 129, 242)

HSL

hsl(246.9, 81.3%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.9, 46.7%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.3%, 46.7%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(59.76, 31.91, -55.33)

LCH

lch(59.76, 63.87, 299.97)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.1633, 286.33)

HWB

hwb(246.9, 50.6%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5f281

Analogous

#81acf2

#8e81f2

#c681f2

Triadic

#8e81f2

#f28e81

#81f28e

Split-complementary

#8e81f2

#f2c681

#acf281

Tetradic

#8e81f2

#f281e5

#e5f281

#81f28e

Square

#8e81f2

#f281ac

#e5f281

#81f2c6

Shades

Color #8e81f2 mixed toward black.

#5c49ec

#2e17e0

#2311a8

#170c70

#0c0638

Tints

Color #8e81f2 mixed toward white.

#a196f4

#b4abf6

#c6c0f8

#d9d5fb

#eceafd

Tones

Color #8e81f2 mixed toward gray.

#958ae9

#9c94df

#a49dd6

#aba7cc

#b2b0c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8988dd · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#898ad8 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#8dcbc7 · ΔE 33.5

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 26.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e81f2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e81f2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e81f2 (#8e81f2) is rgb(142, 129, 242) in RGB.

No, #8e81f2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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