#8aa5eb

Color #8aa5eb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.89 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8aa5eb

RGB

rgb(138, 165, 235)

HSL

hsl(223.3, 70.8%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.3, 41.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.3%, 29.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(68.25, 8.17, -38.12)

LCH

lch(68.25, 38.99, 282.1)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.1066, 267.58)

HWB

hwb(223.3, 54.1%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebd08a

Analogous

#8ad5eb

#8aa5eb

#9f8aeb

Triadic

#8aa5eb

#eb8aa5

#a5eb8a

Split-complementary

#8aa5eb

#eb9f8a

#d5eb8a

Tetradic

#8aa5eb

#d08aeb

#ebd08a

#a5eb8a

Square

#8aa5eb

#eb8ad5

#ebd08a

#8aeb9f

Shades

Color #8aa5eb mixed toward black.

#557ce2

#2455d4

#1b409f

#122b6a

#091535

Tints

Color #8aa5eb mixed toward white.

#9db4ee

#b1c3f2

#c4d2f5

#d8e1f8

#ebf0fc

Tones

Color #8aa5eb mixed toward gray.

#92a8e3

#9aacdb

#a2b0d3

#aab3cb

#b2b7c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9697dd · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#9593d9 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#8cd0ce · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aa5eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aa5eb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8aa5eb (#8aa5eb) is rgb(138, 165, 235) in RGB.

No, #8aa5eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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