#8e9be8

Color #8e9be8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.85 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8e9be8

RGB

rgb(142, 155, 232)

HSL

hsl(231.3, 66.2%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.3, 38.8%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.8%, 33.2%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(65.76, 14.09, -40.33)

LCH

lch(65.76, 42.72, 289.26)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.1135, 275.82)

HWB

hwb(231.3, 55.7%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8db8e

Analogous

#8ec8e8

#8e9be8

#ae8ee8

Triadic

#8e9be8

#e88e9b

#9be88e

Split-complementary

#8e9be8

#e8ae8e

#c8e88e

Tetradic

#8e9be8

#db8ee8

#e8db8e

#9be88e

Square

#8e9be8

#e88ec8

#e8db8e

#8ee8ae

Shades

Color #8e9be8 mixed toward black.

#5a6ddd

#2a42cf

#20329b

#152168

#0b1134

Tints

Color #8e9be8 mixed toward white.

#a1acec

#b4bcf0

#c6cdf3

#d9def7

#eceefb

Tones

Color #8e9be8 mixed toward gray.

#95a0e0

#9da6d9

#a4abd1

#acb0ca

#b3b6c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494d9 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#9392d5 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#8fcbc8 · ΔE 27.7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e9be8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e9be8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e9be8 (#8e9be8) is rgb(142, 155, 232) in RGB.

No, #8e9be8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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