#8e86c0

Color #8e86c0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.99 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8e86c0

RGB

rgb(142, 134, 192)

HSL

hsl(248.3, 31.5%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.3, 30.2%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(26%, 30.2%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(58.61, 15.76, -29.14)

LCH

lch(58.61, 33.13, 298.41)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0859, 290.08)

HWB

hwb(248.3, 52.5%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c086

Analogous

#869bc0

#8e86c0

#ab86c0

Triadic

#8e86c0

#c08e86

#86c08e

Split-complementary

#8e86c0

#c0ab86

#9bc086

Tetradic

#8e86c0

#c086b8

#b8c086

#86c08e

Square

#8e86c0

#c0869b

#b8c086

#86c0ab

Shades

Color #8e86c0 mixed toward black.

#6d62ad

#544a8f

#3f386b

#2a2547

#151324

Tints

Color #8e86c0 mixed toward white.

#a19aca

#b4aed5

#c6c2df

#d9d7ea

#ecebf4

Tones

Color #8e86c0 mixed toward gray.

#918bbb

#9590b6

#9894b1

#9c99ad

#9f9ea8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8bb4 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#8b8cb1 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#8eaaa8 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e86c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e86c0]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e86c0 (#8e86c0) is rgb(142, 134, 192) in RGB.

No, #8e86c0 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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