#8487C8

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #8487C8

When working with digital screens, the color #8487C8 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Cornflowerblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 132, 135, and 200.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 34% cyan and 32% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 237.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8487C8
RGB132, 135, 200
HSL237.4°, 38.2%, 65.1%
CMYK34%, 32%, 0%, 22%
HSV237.4°, 34.0%, 78.4%
LAB58.4, 14.3, -34.0
XYZ28.6, 26.4, 58.2
Decimal8685512

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.28:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.34:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8487C8; }
.text-color { color: #8487C8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8487C8; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue
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