#8eaedb

Color #8eaedb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8eaedb

RGB

rgb(142, 174, 219)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 51.7%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 35.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(70.27, -0.08, -26.21)

LCH

lch(70.27, 26.21, 269.83)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0743, 256.94)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 55.7%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbbb8e

Analogous

#8ed4db

#8eaedb

#958edb

Triadic

#8eaedb

#db8eae

#aedb8e

Split-complementary

#8eaedb

#db958e

#d4db8e

Tetradic

#8eaedb

#bb8edb

#dbbb8e

#aedb8e

Square

#8eaedb

#db8ed4

#dbbb8e

#8edb95

Shades

Color #8eaedb mixed toward black.

#608dcd

#3a6eb7

#2c5289

#1d375b

#0f1b2e

Tints

Color #8eaedb mixed toward white.

#a1bbe1

#b4c9e7

#c7d6ed

#d9e4f3

#ecf1f9

Tones

Color #8eaedb mixed toward gray.

#94afd5

#9bb0ce

#a1b1c8

#a8b2c1

#aeb3bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dd1 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#9b99cf · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#90c9c7 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eaedb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eaedb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8eaedb (#8eaedb) is rgb(142, 174, 219) in RGB.

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

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