#8aafec

Color #8aafec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 17.3 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8aafec

RGB

rgb(138, 175, 236)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 72.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 41.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.5%, 25.8%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(70.95, 2.84, -34.46)

LCH

lch(70.95, 34.58, 274.71)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0974, 260.19)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 54.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecc78a

Analogous

#8ae0ec

#8aafec

#968aec

Triadic

#8aafec

#ec8aaf

#afec8a

Split-complementary

#8aafec

#ec968a

#e0ec8a

Tetradic

#8aafec

#c78aec

#ecc78a

#afec8a

Square

#8aafec

#ec8ae0

#ecc78a

#8aec96

Shades

Color #8aafec mixed toward black.

#548ae3

#2367d6

#1a4da1

#11336b

#091a36

Tints

Color #8aafec mixed toward white.

#9dbcef

#b1caf2

#c4d7f6

#d8e4f9

#ebf2fc

Tones

Color #8aafec mixed toward gray.

#92b1e4

#9ab3dc

#a2b5d3

#abb7cb

#b3b9c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9cdf · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#9996dc · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#8cd4d2 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 19.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8aafec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aafec]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8aafec (#8aafec) is rgb(138, 175, 236) in RGB.

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

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