#8e99e8

Color #8e99e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.61 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e99e8

RGB

rgb(142, 153, 232)

HSL

hsl(232.7, 66.2%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.7, 38.8%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.8%, 34.1%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(65.25, 15.24, -41.14)

LCH

lch(65.25, 43.87, 290.33)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.116, 276.93)

HWB

hwb(232.7, 55.7%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8dd8e

Analogous

#8ec6e8

#8e99e8

#b08ee8

Triadic

#8e99e8

#e88e99

#99e88e

Split-complementary

#8e99e8

#e8b08e

#c6e88e

Tetradic

#8e99e8

#dd8ee8

#e8dd8e

#99e88e

Square

#8e99e8

#e88ec6

#e8dd8e

#8ee8b0

Shades

Color #8e99e8 mixed toward black.

#5a6add

#2a3ecf

#202f9b

#151f68

#0b1034

Tints

Color #8e99e8 mixed toward white.

#a1aaec

#b4bbf0

#c6ccf3

#d9ddf7

#eceefb

Tones

Color #8e99e8 mixed toward gray.

#959ee0

#9da4d9

#a4aad1

#acb0ca

#b3b5c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393d8 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#9291d4 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#8fcbc8 · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e99e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e99e8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#8e99e8 (#8e99e8) is rgb(142, 153, 232) in RGB.

No, #8e99e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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