#8eaef5

Color #8eaef5

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.27 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8eaef5

RGB

rgb(142, 174, 245)

HSL

hsl(221.4, 83.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.4, 42%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(71.29, 6.89, -38.81)

LCH

lch(71.29, 39.42, 280.07)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.1089, 265.31)

HWB

hwb(221.4, 55.7%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f5d58e

Analogous

#8ee1f5

#8eaef5

#a28ef5

Triadic

#8eaef5

#f58eae

#aef58e

Split-complementary

#8eaef5

#f5a28e

#e1f58e

Tetradic

#8eaef5

#d58ef5

#f5d58e

#aef58e

Square

#8eaef5

#f58ee1

#f5d58e

#8ef5a2

Shades

Color #8eaef5 mixed toward black.

#5383f0

#1859ea

#1042b2

#0b2c77

#05163b

Tints

Color #8eaef5 mixed toward white.

#a1bbf7

#b4c9f8

#c7d6fa

#d9e4fc

#ecf1fd

Tones

Color #8eaef5 mixed toward gray.

#97b1ec

#9fb5e4

#a8b8db

#b0bbd3

#b9beca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9de6 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#9b99e3 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#90dad7 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eaef5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eaef5]

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

#8eaef5 (#8eaef5) is rgb(142, 174, 245) in RGB.

No, #8eaef5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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