#8ba4e2

Color #8ba4e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.5 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8ba4e2

RGB

rgb(139, 164, 226)

HSL

hsl(222.8, 60%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.8, 38.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.5%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(67.67, 6.54, -34.08)

LCH

lch(67.67, 34.7, 280.86)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.095, 267.16)

HWB

hwb(222.8, 54.5%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2c98b

Analogous

#8bcfe2

#8ba4e2

#9e8be2

Triadic

#8ba4e2

#e28ba4

#a4e28b

Split-complementary

#8ba4e2

#e29e8b

#cfe28b

Tetradic

#8ba4e2

#c98be2

#e2c98b

#a4e28b

Square

#8ba4e2

#e28bcf

#e2c98b

#8be29e

Shades

Color #8ba4e2 mixed toward black.

#5a7ed6

#315bc3

#254492

#182d61

#0c1731

Tints

Color #8ba4e2 mixed toward white.

#9eb3e7

#b2c2ec

#c5d2f1

#d8e1f5

#ecf0fa

Tones

Color #8ba4e2 mixed toward gray.

#92a7db

#9aaad4

#a1adcc

#a8b0c5

#afb3be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9697d5 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#9593d2 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#8ccac8 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ba4e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ba4e2]

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

#8ba4e2 (#8ba4e2) is rgb(139, 164, 226) in RGB.

No, #8ba4e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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