#8ea9ee

Color #8ea9ee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.2 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8ea9ee

RGB

rgb(142, 169, 238)

HSL

hsl(223.1, 73.8%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.1, 40.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.3%, 29%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(69.68, 7.77, -37.51)

LCH

lch(69.68, 38.31, 281.7)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.1048, 267.43)

HWB

hwb(223.1, 55.7%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eed38e

Analogous

#8ed9ee

#8ea9ee

#a38eee

Triadic

#8ea9ee

#ee8ea9

#a9ee8e

Split-complementary

#8ea9ee

#eea38e

#d9ee8e

Tetradic

#8ea9ee

#d38eee

#eed38e

#a9ee8e

Square

#8ea9ee

#ee8ed9

#eed38e

#8eeea3

Shades

Color #8ea9ee mixed toward black.

#577fe6

#2156dc

#1940a5

#112b6e

#081537

Tints

Color #8ea9ee mixed toward white.

#a1b7f1

#b4c6f4

#c6d4f6

#d9e2f9

#ecf1fc

Tones

Color #8ea9ee mixed toward gray.

#96ade6

#9eb0de

#a6b3d6

#aeb7ce

#b6bac6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9be0 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#9997dc · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#90d4d1 · 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: #8ea9ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ea9ee]

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

#8ea9ee (#8ea9ee) is rgb(142, 169, 238) in RGB.

No, #8ea9ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8ea9ee, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast