#8e88bf

Color #8e88bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.06 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e88bf

RGB

rgb(142, 136, 191)

HSL

hsl(246.5, 30.1%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.5, 28.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 28.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(59.09, 14.35, -27.84)

LCH

lch(59.09, 31.32, 297.27)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0813, 288.95)

HWB

hwb(246.5, 53.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bf88

Analogous

#889dbf

#8e88bf

#a988bf

Triadic

#8e88bf

#bf8e88

#88bf8e

Split-complementary

#8e88bf

#bfa988

#9dbf88

Tetradic

#8e88bf

#bf88b9

#b9bf88

#88bf8e

Square

#8e88bf

#bf889d

#b9bf88

#88bfa9

Shades

Color #8e88bf mixed toward black.

#6c64ac

#534c8e

#3e396a

#2a2647

#151323

Tints

Color #8e88bf mixed toward white.

#a19cca

#b4b0d4

#c6c3df

#d9d7ea

#ecebf4

Tones

Color #8e88bf mixed toward gray.

#918cba

#9591b6

#9996b1

#9c9aad

#a09fa8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8bb4 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#8c8cb1 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#8eaaa8 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e88bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e88bf]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e88bf (#8e88bf) is rgb(142, 136, 191) in RGB.

No, #8e88bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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