#8e8bb6

Color #8e8bb6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17.14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 11.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8e8bb6

RGB

rgb(142, 139, 182)

HSL

hsl(244.2, 22.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.2, 23.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 23.6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(59.52, 10.43, -22.07)

LCH

lch(59.52, 24.41, 295.29)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0636, 287.67)

HWB

hwb(244.2, 54.5%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b68b

Analogous

#8b9db6

#8e8bb6

#a38bb6

Triadic

#8e8bb6

#b68e8b

#8bb68e

Split-complementary

#8e8bb6

#b6a38b

#9db68b

Tetradic

#8e8bb6

#b68bb3

#b3b68b

#8bb68e

Square

#8e8bb6

#b68b9d

#b3b68b

#8bb6a3

Shades

Color #8e8bb6 mixed toward black.

#6e6aa1

#565383

#403e62

#2b2942

#151521

Tints

Color #8e8bb6 mixed toward white.

#a19ec2

#b4b2ce

#c6c5da

#d9d8e7

#ececf3

Tones

Color #8e8bb6 mixed toward gray.

#918eb2

#9492af

#9796ab

#9a99a8

#9d9da4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8dad · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#8d8dab · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#8ea5a3 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 16.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8bb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8bb6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e8bb6 (#8e8bb6) is rgb(142, 139, 182) in RGB.

No, #8e8bb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8e8bb6, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast