#8baae9

Color #8baae9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8baae9

RGB

rgb(139, 170, 233)

HSL

hsl(220.2, 68.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.2, 40.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.3%, 27%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(69.55, 5.07, -34.99)

LCH

lch(69.55, 35.36, 278.24)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.098, 263.97)

HWB

hwb(220.2, 54.5%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9ca8b

Analogous

#8bd9e9

#8baae9

#9b8be9

Triadic

#8baae9

#e98baa

#aae98b

Split-complementary

#8baae9

#e99b8b

#d9e98b

Tetradic

#8baae9

#ca8be9

#e9ca8b

#aae98b

Square

#8baae9

#e98bd9

#e9ca8b

#8be99b

Shades

Color #8baae9 mixed toward black.

#5784df

#285fd0

#1e479c

#143068

#0a1834

Tints

Color #8baae9 mixed toward white.

#9eb8ed

#b2c6f0

#c5d4f4

#d8e3f8

#ecf1fb

Tones

Color #8baae9 mixed toward gray.

#93ade1

#9bafd9

#a2b2d1

#aab5ca

#b2b7c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999adc · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#9895d9 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#8dd1ce · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8baae9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8baae9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8baae9 (#8baae9) is rgb(139, 170, 233) in RGB.

No, #8baae9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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