#8eaae8

Color #8eaae8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.39 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8eaae8

RGB

rgb(142, 170, 232)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 66.2%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 38.8%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.8%, 26.7%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(69.7, 5.58, -34.2)

LCH

lch(69.7, 34.65, 279.27)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0955, 265.44)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 55.7%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8cc8e

Analogous

#8ed7e8

#8eaae8

#9f8ee8

Triadic

#8eaae8

#e88eaa

#aae88e

Split-complementary

#8eaae8

#e89f8e

#d7e88e

Tetradic

#8eaae8

#cc8ee8

#e8cc8e

#aae88e

Square

#8eaae8

#e88ed7

#e8cc8e

#8ee89f

Shades

Color #8eaae8 mixed toward black.

#5a83dd

#2a5ecf

#20469b

#152f68

#0b1734

Tints

Color #8eaae8 mixed toward white.

#a1b8ec

#b4c6f0

#c6d4f3

#d9e3f7

#ecf1fb

Tones

Color #8eaae8 mixed toward gray.

#95ade0

#9db0d9

#a4b2d1

#acb5ca

#b3b8c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bdb · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#9997d8 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#90d0ce · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eaae8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eaae8]

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

#8eaae8 (#8eaae8) is rgb(142, 170, 232) in RGB.

No, #8eaae8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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