#8ea8df

Color #8ea8df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.43 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8ea8df

RGB

rgb(142, 168, 223)

HSL

hsl(220.7, 55.9%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.7, 36.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.3%, 24.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(68.81, 4.3, -30.65)

LCH

lch(68.81, 30.95, 277.99)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0854, 264.76)

HWB

hwb(220.7, 55.7%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfc58e

Analogous

#8ed1df

#8ea8df

#9d8edf

Triadic

#8ea8df

#df8ea8

#a8df8e

Split-complementary

#8ea8df

#df9d8e

#d1df8e

Tetradic

#8ea8df

#c58edf

#dfc58e

#a8df8e

Square

#8ea8df

#df8ed1

#dfc58e

#8edf9d

Shades

Color #8ea8df mixed toward black.

#5f84d2

#3661be

#28498e

#1b315f

#0d182f

Tints

Color #8ea8df mixed toward white.

#a1b7e4

#b4c5ea

#c7d4ef

#d9e2f4

#ecf1fa

Tones

Color #8ea8df mixed toward gray.

#95abd8

#9cadd2

#a2afcb

#a9b2c4

#b0b4bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ad3 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#9896d0 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#8fcac7 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ea8df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ea8df]

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

#8ea8df (#8ea8df) is rgb(142, 168, 223) in RGB.

No, #8ea8df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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