#8bafed

Color #8bafed

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 17.81 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8bafed

RGB

rgb(139, 175, 237)

HSL

hsl(218, 73.1%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 41.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.4%, 26.2%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(71.05, 3.37, -34.85)

LCH

lch(71.05, 35.01, 275.52)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0983, 260.99)

HWB

hwb(218, 54.5%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edc98b

Analogous

#8be0ed

#8bafed

#988bed

Triadic

#8bafed

#ed8baf

#afed8b

Split-complementary

#8bafed

#ed988b

#e0ed8b

Tetradic

#8bafed

#c98bed

#edc98b

#afed8b

Square

#8bafed

#ed8be0

#edc98b

#8bed98

Shades

Color #8bafed mixed toward black.

#5589e5

#2265d9

#194ca3

#11326c

#081936

Tints

Color #8bafed mixed toward white.

#9ebcf0

#b2caf3

#c5d7f6

#d8e4f9

#ecf2fc

Tones

Color #8bafed mixed toward gray.

#93b1e5

#9bb3dd

#a3b5d4

#acb8cc

#b4bac4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ce0 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#9a97dd · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#8dd5d3 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 19.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8bafed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bafed]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8bafed (#8bafed) is rgb(139, 175, 237) in RGB.

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

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