#8eaef0

Color #8eaef0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.27 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8eaef0

RGB

rgb(142, 174, 240)

HSL

hsl(220.4, 76.6%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.4, 40.8%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(71.09, 5.51, -36.41)

LCH

lch(71.09, 36.82, 278.61)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.1021, 264.21)

HWB

hwb(220.4, 55.7%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0d08e

Analogous

#8edff0

#8eaef0

#9f8ef0

Triadic

#8eaef0

#f08eae

#aef08e

Split-complementary

#8eaef0

#f09f8e

#dff08e

Tetradic

#8eaef0

#d08ef0

#f0d08e

#aef08e

Square

#8eaef0

#f08edf

#f0d08e

#8ef09f

Shades

Color #8eaef0 mixed toward black.

#5686e9

#1e5ee1

#1646a9

#0f2f70

#071738

Tints

Color #8eaef0 mixed toward white.

#a1bbf3

#b4c9f5

#c6d6f8

#d9e4fa

#ecf1fd

Tones

Color #8eaef0 mixed toward gray.

#96b1e8

#9eb4e0

#a6b6d8

#afb9cf

#b7bcc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9de2 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#9b99df · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#90d7d4 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 20.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8eaef0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eaef0]

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

#8eaef0 (#8eaef0) is rgb(142, 174, 240) in RGB.

No, #8eaef0 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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