#8eb3ee

Color #8eb3ee

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.74 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8eb3ee

RGB

rgb(142, 179, 238)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 73.8%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 40.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.3%, 24.8%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(72.34, 2.19, -33.39)

LCH

lch(72.34, 33.46, 273.75)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0945, 259.57)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 55.7%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eec98e

Analogous

#8ee3ee

#8eb3ee

#998eee

Triadic

#8eb3ee

#ee8eb3

#b3ee8e

Split-complementary

#8eb3ee

#ee998e

#e3ee8e

Tetradic

#8eb3ee

#c98eee

#eec98e

#b3ee8e

Square

#8eb3ee

#ee8ee3

#eec98e

#8eee99

Shades

Color #8eb3ee mixed toward black.

#578ee6

#2169dc

#194fa5

#11356e

#081a37

Tints

Color #8eb3ee mixed toward white.

#a1c0f1

#b4ccf4

#c6d9f6

#d9e6f9

#ecf2fc

Tones

Color #8eb3ee mixed toward gray.

#96b5e6

#9eb7de

#a6b8d6

#aebace

#b6bcc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9fa0e2 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9ade · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#90d7d5 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 19.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8eb3ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eb3ee]

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

#8eb3ee (#8eb3ee) is rgb(142, 179, 238) in RGB.

No, #8eb3ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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