#8ca9ee

Color #8ca9ee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.03 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca9ee

RGB

rgb(140, 169, 238)

HSL

hsl(222.2, 74.2%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.2, 41.2%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.2%, 29%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(69.56, 7.26, -37.71)

LCH

lch(69.56, 38.4, 280.9)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.1055, 266.36)

HWB

hwb(222.2, 54.9%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eed18c

Analogous

#8cdaee

#8ca9ee

#a08cee

Triadic

#8ca9ee

#ee8ca9

#a9ee8c

Split-complementary

#8ca9ee

#eea08c

#daee8c

Tetradic

#8ca9ee

#d18cee

#eed18c

#a9ee8c

Square

#8ca9ee

#ee8cda

#eed18c

#8ceea0

Shades

Color #8ca9ee mixed toward black.

#5580e6

#2158db

#1842a5

#102c6e

#081637

Tints

Color #8ca9ee mixed toward white.

#9fb7f1

#b2c6f4

#c5d4f6

#d9e2f9

#ecf1fc

Tones

Color #8ca9ee mixed toward gray.

#94ace6

#9cb0de

#a4b3d5

#adb6cd

#b5bac5

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

#999ae0 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#9895dc · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#8ed4d1 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 20.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca9ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca9ee]

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

#8ca9ee (#8ca9ee) is rgb(140, 169, 238) in RGB.

No, #8ca9ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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