#8aadeb

Color #8aadeb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.7 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8aadeb

RGB

rgb(138, 173, 235)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 70.8%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 41.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.3%, 26.4%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(70.38, 3.68, -34.81)

LCH

lch(70.38, 35, 276.03)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0981, 261.56)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 54.1%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebc88a

Analogous

#8addeb

#8aadeb

#978aeb

Triadic

#8aadeb

#eb8aad

#adeb8a

Split-complementary

#8aadeb

#eb978a

#ddeb8a

Tetradic

#8aadeb

#c88aeb

#ebc88a

#adeb8a

Square

#8aadeb

#eb8add

#ebc88a

#8aeb97

Shades

Color #8aadeb mixed toward black.

#5588e2

#2464d4

#1b4b9f

#12326a

#091935

Tints

Color #8aadeb mixed toward white.

#9dbbee

#b1c8f2

#c4d6f5

#d8e4f8

#ebf1fc

Tones

Color #8aadeb mixed toward gray.

#92afe3

#9ab1db

#a2b4d3

#aab6cb

#b2b8c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9bde · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#9896db · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#8cd3d1 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aadeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aadeb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8aadeb (#8aadeb) is rgb(138, 173, 235) in RGB.

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

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