#8aafda

Color #8aafda

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.25 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8aafda

RGB

rgb(138, 175, 218)

HSL

hsl(212.2, 51.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.2, 36.7%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.7%, 19.7%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(70.26, -1.99, -25.7)

LCH

lch(70.26, 25.78, 265.57)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0744, 252.56)

HWB

hwb(212.2, 54.1%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dab58a

Analogous

#8ad7da

#8aafda

#8d8ada

Triadic

#8aafda

#da8aaf

#afda8a

Split-complementary

#8aafda

#da8d8a

#d7da8a

Tetradic

#8aafda

#b58ada

#dab58a

#afda8a

Square

#8aafda

#da8ad7

#dab58a

#8ada8d

Shades

Color #8aafda mixed toward black.

#5d90cc

#3972b4

#2b5687

#1d395a

#0e1d2d

Tints

Color #8aafda mixed toward white.

#9ebce0

#b1cae6

#c5d7ec

#d8e4f3

#ecf2f9

Tones

Color #8aafda mixed toward gray.

#91b0d3

#97b0cd

#9eb1c6

#a5b1bf

#abb2b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9cd1 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#9996ce · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#8cc9c7 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aafda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aafda]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8aafda (#8aafda) is rgb(138, 175, 218) in RGB.

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

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