#8ab4f9

Color #8ab4f9

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.27 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8ab4f9

RGB

rgb(138, 180, 249)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 90.2%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 44.6%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.6%, 27.7%, 0%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(72.81, 3.66, -38.62)

LCH

lch(72.81, 38.79, 275.41)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.1096, 260.07)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 54.1%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f9cf8a

Analogous

#8aebf9

#8ab4f9

#988af9

Triadic

#8ab4f9

#f98ab4

#b4f98a

Split-complementary

#8ab4f9

#f9988a

#ebf98a

Tetradic

#8ab4f9

#cf8af9

#f9cf8a

#b4f98a

Square

#8ab4f9

#f98aeb

#f9cf8a

#8af998

Shades

Color #8ab4f9 mixed toward black.

#4d8df6

#0f65f3

#094cb8

#06327b

#03193d

Tints

Color #8ab4f9 mixed toward white.

#9ec1fa

#b1cdfb

#c5dafc

#d8e6fd

#ecf3fe

Tones

Color #8ab4f9 mixed toward gray.

#93b6f0

#9db9e6

#a6bbdd

#afbdd4

#b8bfcb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eeb · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#9b98e7 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#8cdfdc · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ab4f9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ab4f9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8ab4f9 (#8ab4f9) is rgb(138, 180, 249) in RGB.

No, #8ab4f9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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