#8aa5dd

Color #8aa5dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.41 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8aa5dd

RGB

rgb(138, 165, 221)

HSL

hsl(220.5, 55%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.5, 37.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.6%, 25.3%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(67.67, 4.36, -31.33)

LCH

lch(67.67, 31.63, 277.92)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0874, 264.42)

HWB

hwb(220.5, 54.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc28a

Analogous

#8acfdd

#8aa5dd

#998add

Triadic

#8aa5dd

#dd8aa5

#a5dd8a

Split-complementary

#8aa5dd

#dd998a

#cfdd8a

Tetradic

#8aa5dd

#c28add

#ddc28a

#a5dd8a

Square

#8aa5dd

#dd8acf

#ddc28a

#8add99

Shades

Color #8aa5dd mixed toward black.

#5c81d0

#3661ba

#28488b

#1b305d

#0d182e

Tints

Color #8aa5dd mixed toward white.

#9eb4e3

#b1c3e8

#c5d2ee

#d8e1f4

#ecf0f9

Tones

Color #8aa5dd mixed toward gray.

#91a7d6

#98aacf

#9facc8

#a6afc1

#adb1ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9697d1 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#9593ce · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#8cc7c5 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aa5dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aa5dd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8aa5dd (#8aa5dd) is rgb(138, 165, 221) in RGB.

No, #8aa5dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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