#8eaeeb

Color #8eaeeb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 18.25 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8eaeeb

RGB

rgb(142, 174, 235)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 69.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 39.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.6%, 26%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(70.88, 4.16, -34)

LCH

lch(70.88, 34.25, 276.98)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0953, 262.89)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 55.7%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebcb8e

Analogous

#8edceb

#8eaeeb

#9c8eeb

Triadic

#8eaeeb

#eb8eae

#aeeb8e

Split-complementary

#8eaeeb

#eb9c8e

#dceb8e

Tetradic

#8eaeeb

#cb8eeb

#ebcb8e

#aeeb8e

Square

#8eaeeb

#eb8edc

#ebcb8e

#8eeb9c

Shades

Color #8eaeeb mixed toward black.

#5988e2

#2662d5

#1c4aa0

#13316b

#091935

Tints

Color #8eaeeb mixed toward white.

#a1bbee

#b4c9f2

#c6d6f5

#d9e4f8

#ecf1fc

Tones

Color #8eaeeb mixed toward gray.

#96b0e3

#9db3db

#a5b5d4

#adb8cc

#b5bac4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dde · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#9b99db · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#90d3d1 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eaeeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eaeeb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8eaeeb (#8eaeeb) is rgb(142, 174, 235) in RGB.

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

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