#8eaee0

Color #8eaee0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.21 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8eaee0

RGB

rgb(142, 174, 224)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 56.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 36.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.6%, 22.3%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(70.46, 1.23, -28.66)

LCH

lch(70.46, 28.69, 272.46)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0808, 259.16)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 55.7%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0c08e

Analogous

#8ed7e0

#8eaee0

#978ee0

Triadic

#8eaee0

#e08eae

#aee08e

Split-complementary

#8eaee0

#e0978e

#d7e08e

Tetradic

#8eaee0

#c08ee0

#e0c08e

#aee08e

Square

#8eaee0

#e08ed7

#e0c08e

#8ee097

Shades

Color #8eaee0 mixed toward black.

#5e8cd3

#356bc0

#275090

#1a3560

#0d1b30

Tints

Color #8eaee0 mixed toward white.

#a1bce5

#b4c9ea

#c7d7f0

#d9e4f5

#ecf2fa

Tones

Color #8eaee0 mixed toward gray.

#95b0d9

#9cb1d2

#a3b3cc

#a9b4c5

#b0b6be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dd5 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#9b99d3 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#90ccca · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 17.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8eaee0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eaee0]

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

#8eaee0 (#8eaee0) is rgb(142, 174, 224) in RGB.

No, #8eaee0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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