#8f87cd

Color #8f87cd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.23 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8f87cd

RGB

rgb(143, 135, 205)

HSL

hsl(246.9, 41.2%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.9, 34.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 34.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(59.5, 18.76, -35.09)

LCH

lch(59.5, 39.79, 298.13)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.103, 288.45)

HWB

hwb(246.9, 52.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5cd87

Analogous

#87a2cd

#8f87cd

#b287cd

Triadic

#8f87cd

#cd8f87

#87cd8f

Split-complementary

#8f87cd

#cdb287

#a2cd87

Tetradic

#8f87cd

#cd87c5

#c5cd87

#87cd8f

Square

#8f87cd

#cd87a2

#c5cd87

#87cdb2

Shades

Color #8f87cd mixed toward black.

#6a5fbc

#4d43a0

#3a3278

#272150

#131128

Tints

Color #8f87cd mixed toward white.

#a29bd5

#b4afde

#c7c3e6

#dad7ee

#ecebf7

Tones

Color #8f87cd mixed toward gray.

#948dc7

#9893c1

#9d99bc

#a19eb6

#a6a4b0

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

#8c8cbf · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#8c8dbc · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#8fb3b0 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f87cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f87cd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8f87cd (#8f87cd) is rgb(143, 135, 205) in RGB.

No, #8f87cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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