#8aabf4

Color #8aabf4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.65 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8aabf4

RGB

rgb(138, 171, 244)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 82.8%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 43.4%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.4%, 29.9%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(70.22, 7.29, -39.96)

LCH

lch(70.22, 40.62, 280.34)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.1122, 265.19)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 54.1%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4d38a

Analogous

#8ae0f4

#8aabf4

#9e8af4

Triadic

#8aabf4

#f48aab

#abf48a

Split-complementary

#8aabf4

#f49e8a

#e0f48a

Tetradic

#8aabf4

#d38af4

#f4d38a

#abf48a

Square

#8aabf4

#f48ae0

#f4d38a

#8af49e

Shades

Color #8aabf4 mixed toward black.

#5081ef

#1658e9

#1042af

#0b2c74

#05163a

Tints

Color #8aabf4 mixed toward white.

#9db9f6

#b1c7f8

#c4d5f9

#d8e3fb

#ebf1fd

Tones

Color #8aabf4 mixed toward gray.

#93aeeb

#9cb2e2

#a4b5d9

#adb8d1

#b6bcc8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999ae5 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#9795e1 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#8cd8d5 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 21.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8aabf4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aabf4]

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

#8aabf4 (#8aabf4) is rgb(138, 171, 244) in RGB.

No, #8aabf4 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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