#8ba6db

Color #8ba6db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.4 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8ba6db

RGB

rgb(139, 166, 219)

HSL

hsl(219.7, 52.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.7, 36.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.5%, 24.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(67.93, 3.54, -29.83)

LCH

lch(67.93, 30.04, 276.77)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0832, 263.52)

HWB

hwb(219.7, 54.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc08b

Analogous

#8bcedb

#8ba6db

#988bdb

Triadic

#8ba6db

#db8ba6

#a6db8b

Split-complementary

#8ba6db

#db988b

#cedb8b

Tetradic

#8ba6db

#c08bdb

#dbc08b

#a6db8b

Square

#8ba6db

#db8bce

#dbc08b

#8bdb98

Shades

Color #8ba6db mixed toward black.

#5e83cd

#3963b6

#2a4a89

#1c325b

#0e192e

Tints

Color #8ba6db mixed toward white.

#9eb5e1

#b2c4e7

#c5d3ed

#d8e1f3

#ecf0f9

Tones

Color #8ba6db mixed toward gray.

#92a8d4

#98aace

#9fadc7

#a6afc0

#acb1ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9798d0 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#9694cd · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#8dc6c4 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ba6db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ba6db]

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

#8ba6db (#8ba6db) is rgb(139, 166, 219) in RGB.

No, #8ba6db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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