#8a9edd

Color #8a9edd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.6 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a9edd

RGB

rgb(138, 158, 221)

HSL

hsl(225.5, 55%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.5, 37.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.6%, 28.5%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(65.81, 8.32, -34.22)

LCH

lch(65.81, 35.22, 283.67)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0953, 270.3)

HWB

hwb(225.5, 54.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc98a

Analogous

#8ac8dd

#8a9edd

#9f8add

Triadic

#8a9edd

#dd8a9e

#9edd8a

Split-complementary

#8a9edd

#dd9f8a

#c8dd8a

Tetradic

#8a9edd

#c98add

#ddc98a

#9edd8a

Square

#8a9edd

#dd8ac8

#ddc98a

#8add9f

Shades

Color #8a9edd mixed toward black.

#5c78d0

#3656ba

#28408b

#1b2b5d

#0d152e

Tints

Color #8a9edd mixed toward white.

#9eaee3

#b1bee8

#c5cfee

#d8dff4

#eceff9

Tones

Color #8a9edd mixed toward gray.

#91a2d6

#98a5cf

#9fa9c8

#a6acc1

#adb0ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393d0 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#9290cd · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#8bc5c2 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a9edd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a9edd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a9edd (#8a9edd) is rgb(138, 158, 221) in RGB.

No, #8a9edd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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