#8f8bc3

Color #8f8bc3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8f8bc3

RGB

rgb(143, 139, 195)

HSL

hsl(244.3, 31.8%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.3, 28.7%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.7%, 28.7%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(60.11, 13.91, -28.51)

LCH

lch(60.11, 31.72, 296.01)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0825, 287.2)

HWB

hwb(244.3, 54.5%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc38b

Analogous

#8ba3c3

#8f8bc3

#ab8bc3

Triadic

#8f8bc3

#c38f8b

#8bc38f

Split-complementary

#8f8bc3

#c3ab8b

#a3c38b

Tetradic

#8f8bc3

#c38bbf

#bfc38b

#8bc38f

Square

#8f8bc3

#c38ba3

#bfc38b

#8bc3ab

Shades

Color #8f8bc3 mixed toward black.

#6c66b0

#514c93

#3d396e

#292649

#141325

Tints

Color #8f8bc3 mixed toward white.

#a29ecd

#b4b2d7

#c7c5e1

#dad8eb

#ececf5

Tones

Color #8f8bc3 mixed toward gray.

#9390be

#9794ba

#9b99b5

#9f9eb0

#a3a2ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8db7 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#8e8eb5 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#8faeab · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f8bc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f8bc3]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8f8bc3 (#8f8bc3) is rgb(143, 139, 195) in RGB.

No, #8f8bc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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