#8a9bdc

Color #8a9bdc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.66 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9bdc

RGB

rgb(138, 155, 220)

HSL

hsl(227.6, 53.9%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.6, 37.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.3%, 29.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(64.97, 9.76, -34.97)

LCH

lch(64.97, 36.31, 285.59)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0976, 272.47)

HWB

hwb(227.6, 54.1%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dccb8a

Analogous

#8ac4dc

#8a9bdc

#a28adc

Triadic

#8a9bdc

#dc8a9b

#9bdc8a

Split-complementary

#8a9bdc

#dca28a

#c4dc8a

Tetradic

#8a9bdc

#cb8adc

#dccb8a

#9bdc8a

Square

#8a9bdc

#dc8ac4

#dccb8a

#8adca2

Shades

Color #8a9bdc mixed toward black.

#5c74ce

#3752b8

#293d8a

#1c295c

#0e142e

Tints

Color #8a9bdc mixed toward white.

#9eace2

#b1bce8

#c5cded

#d8def3

#eceef9

Tones

Color #8a9bdc mixed toward gray.

#919fd5

#98a3ce

#9fa7c7

#a5abc1

#acafba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292cf · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#918fcb · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#8bc3c1 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9bdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9bdc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#8a9bdc (#8a9bdc) is rgb(138, 155, 220) in RGB.

No, #8a9bdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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