#8a9ddd

Color #8a9ddd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.11 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9ddd

RGB

rgb(138, 157, 221)

HSL

hsl(226.3, 55%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.3, 37.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.6%, 29%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(65.54, 8.89, -34.63)

LCH

lch(65.54, 35.75, 284.4)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0965, 271.07)

HWB

hwb(226.3, 54.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddca8a

Analogous

#8ac6dd

#8a9ddd

#a18add

Triadic

#8a9ddd

#dd8a9d

#9ddd8a

Split-complementary

#8a9ddd

#dda18a

#c6dd8a

Tetradic

#8a9ddd

#ca8add

#ddca8a

#9ddd8a

Square

#8a9ddd

#dd8ac6

#ddca8a

#8adda1

Shades

Color #8a9ddd mixed toward black.

#5c76d0

#3654ba

#283f8b

#1b2a5d

#0d152e

Tints

Color #8a9ddd mixed toward white.

#9eade3

#b1bee8

#c5ceee

#d8def4

#eceff9

Tones

Color #8a9ddd mixed toward gray.

#91a1d6

#98a4cf

#9fa8c8

#a6acc1

#adb0ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393d0 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#9190cd · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#8bc5c2 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9ddd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9ddd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a9ddd (#8a9ddd) is rgb(138, 157, 221) in RGB.

No, #8a9ddd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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