#8eaad6

Color #8eaad6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.05 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8eaad6

RGB

rgb(142, 170, 214)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 46.8%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 33.6%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.6%, 20.6%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(69.01, 0.85, -25.4)

LCH

lch(69.01, 25.41, 271.92)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0713, 259.34)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 55.7%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6ba8e

Analogous

#8eced6

#8eaad6

#968ed6

Triadic

#8eaad6

#d68eaa

#aad68e

Split-complementary

#8eaad6

#d6968e

#ced68e

Tetradic

#8eaad6

#ba8ed6

#d6ba8e

#aad68e

Square

#8eaad6

#d68ece

#d6ba8e

#8ed696

Shades

Color #8eaad6 mixed toward black.

#6289c6

#3f6aae

#2f5083

#203557

#101b2c

Tints

Color #8eaad6 mixed toward white.

#a1b8dd

#b4c6e4

#c6d4eb

#d9e3f1

#ecf1f8

Tones

Color #8eaad6 mixed toward gray.

#94abd0

#9aadca

#a0aec4

#a6afbe

#acb1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bcc · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#9997ca · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#90c5c3 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eaad6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eaad6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#8eaad6 (#8eaad6) is rgb(142, 170, 214) in RGB.

No, #8eaad6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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