#8aa6d3

Color #8aa6d3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.52 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8aa6d3

RGB

rgb(138, 166, 211)

HSL

hsl(217, 45.3%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 34.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.6%, 21.3%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(67.56, 1.16, -25.99)

LCH

lch(67.56, 26.02, 272.56)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.073, 259.74)

HWB

hwb(217, 54.1%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3b78a

Analogous

#8acad3

#8aa6d3

#928ad3

Triadic

#8aa6d3

#d38aa6

#a6d38a

Split-complementary

#8aa6d3

#d3928a

#cad38a

Tetradic

#8aa6d3

#b78ad3

#d3b78a

#a6d38a

Square

#8aa6d3

#d38aca

#d3b78a

#8ad392

Shades

Color #8aa6d3 mixed toward black.

#6086c3

#4068a9

#304e7f

#203454

#101a2a

Tints

Color #8aa6d3 mixed toward white.

#9db5da

#b1c4e2

#c4d2e9

#d8e1f0

#ebf0f8

Tones

Color #8aa6d3 mixed toward gray.

#90a7cd

#96a9c7

#9caac1

#a2acbb

#a8adb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797c9 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#9593c7 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#8cc1bf · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aa6d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aa6d3]

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

#8aa6d3 (#8aa6d3) is rgb(138, 166, 211) in RGB.

No, #8aa6d3 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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