#8aa5fb

Color #8aa5fb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 8.55 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8aa5fb

RGB

rgb(138, 165, 251)

HSL

hsl(225.7, 93.4%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.7, 45%, 98.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(45%, 34.3%, 0%, 1.6%)

LAB

lab(68.95, 12.68, -45.74)

LCH

lch(68.95, 47.47, 285.49)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.1286, 269.82)

HWB

hwb(225.7, 54.1%, 1.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fbe08a

Analogous

#8addfb

#8aa5fb

#a88afb

Triadic

#8aa5fb

#fb8aa5

#a5fb8a

Split-complementary

#8aa5fb

#fba88a

#ddfb8a

Tetradic

#8aa5fb

#e08afb

#fbe08a

#a5fb8a

Square

#8aa5fb

#fb8add

#fbe08a

#8afba8

Shades

Color #8aa5fb mixed toward black.

#4b75f9

#0d44f7

#0632bc

#04217d

#02113f

Tints

Color #8aa5fb mixed toward white.

#9eb4fc

#b1c3fc

#c5d2fd

#d8e1fe

#ecf0fe

Tones

Color #8aa5fb mixed toward gray.

#94aaf2

#9dafe8

#a6b4df

#b0b9d5

#b9becc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9697ea · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#9593e6 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#8cdbd8 · ΔE 29.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 23.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8aa5fb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aa5fb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8aa5fb (#8aa5fb) is rgb(138, 165, 251) in RGB.

No, #8aa5fb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8aa5fb, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast