#8baddd

Color #8baddd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 14.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8baddd

RGB

rgb(139, 173, 221)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 54.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 37.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.1%, 21.7%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(69.89, 0.17, -27.91)

LCH

lch(69.89, 27.91, 270.35)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0793, 257.03)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 54.5%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddbb8b

Analogous

#8bd6dd

#8baddd

#928bdd

Triadic

#8baddd

#dd8bad

#addd8b

Split-complementary

#8baddd

#dd928b

#d6dd8b

Tetradic

#8baddd

#bb8bdd

#ddbb8b

#addd8b

Square

#8baddd

#dd8bd6

#ddbb8b

#8bdd92

Shades

Color #8baddd mixed toward black.

#5d8ccf

#366dba

#29528b

#1b365d

#0e1b2e

Tints

Color #8baddd mixed toward white.

#9ebbe3

#b2c8e8

#c5d6ee

#d8e4f4

#ecf1f9

Tones

Color #8baddd mixed toward gray.

#92aed6

#99afcf

#a0b1c9

#a6b2c2

#adb3bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bd3 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#9996d0 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#8dcac8 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8baddd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8baddd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8baddd (#8baddd) is rgb(139, 173, 221) in RGB.

No, #8baddd 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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