#8aabf2

Color #8aabf2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.42 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8aabf2

RGB

rgb(138, 171, 242)

HSL

hsl(221, 80%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221, 43%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(43%, 29.3%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(70.13, 6.73, -39)

LCH

lch(70.13, 39.58, 279.79)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.1096, 264.76)

HWB

hwb(221, 54.1%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2d18a

Analogous

#8adff2

#8aabf2

#9d8af2

Triadic

#8aabf2

#f28aab

#abf28a

Split-complementary

#8aabf2

#f29d8a

#dff28a

Tetradic

#8aabf2

#d18af2

#f2d18a

#abf28a

Square

#8aabf2

#f28adf

#f2d18a

#8af29d

Shades

Color #8aabf2 mixed toward black.

#5182ec

#1959e4

#1343ab

#0d2d72

#061639

Tints

Color #8aabf2 mixed toward white.

#9db9f4

#b1c7f6

#c4d5f8

#d8e3fb

#ebf1fd

Tones

Color #8aabf2 mixed toward gray.

#93aee9

#9bb1e1

#a4b4d8

#adb8cf

#b5bbc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999ae3 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#9795e0 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#8cd7d4 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aabf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aabf2]

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

#8aabf2 (#8aabf2) is rgb(138, 171, 242) in RGB.

No, #8aabf2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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