#8f9bcf

Color #8f9bcf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.59 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8f9bcf

RGB

rgb(143, 155, 207)

HSL

hsl(228.8, 40%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.8, 30.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.9%, 25.1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(64.79, 7.76, -28)

LCH

lch(64.79, 29.06, 285.49)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0777, 274.21)

HWB

hwb(228.8, 56.1%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfc38f

Analogous

#8fbbcf

#8f9bcf

#a38fcf

Triadic

#8f9bcf

#cf8f9b

#9bcf8f

Split-complementary

#8f9bcf

#cfa38f

#bbcf8f

Tetradic

#8f9bcf

#c38fcf

#cfc38f

#9bcf8f

Square

#8f9bcf

#cf8fbb

#cfc38f

#8fcfa3

Shades

Color #8f9bcf mixed toward black.

#6676bd

#4657a3

#34427a

#232c52

#111629

Tints

Color #8f9bcf mixed toward white.

#a2acd7

#b4bcdf

#c7cde7

#dadeef

#eceef7

Tones

Color #8f9bcf mixed toward gray.

#949eca

#9aa2c4

#9fa5bf

#a4a8ba

#aaacb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494c4 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#9493c1 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#90bbb9 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f9bcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f9bcf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8f9bcf (#8f9bcf) is rgb(143, 155, 207) in RGB.

No, #8f9bcf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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