#8eaff2

Color #8eaff2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.04 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8eaff2

RGB

rgb(142, 175, 242)

HSL

hsl(220.2, 79.4%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.2, 41.3%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.3%, 27.7%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(71.43, 5.5, -36.96)

LCH

lch(71.43, 37.37, 278.46)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.1037, 263.91)

HWB

hwb(220.2, 55.7%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2d18e

Analogous

#8ee1f2

#8eaff2

#9f8ef2

Triadic

#8eaff2

#f28eaf

#aff28e

Split-complementary

#8eaff2

#f29f8e

#e1f28e

Tetradic

#8eaff2

#d18ef2

#f2d18e

#aff28e

Square

#8eaff2

#f28ee1

#f2d18e

#8ef29f

Shades

Color #8eaff2 mixed toward black.

#5586eb

#1b5ee5

#1446ac

#0d2f73

#071739

Tints

Color #8eaff2 mixed toward white.

#a1bcf4

#b4caf6

#c7d7f9

#d9e4fb

#ecf2fd

Tones

Color #8eaff2 mixed toward gray.

#96b2ea

#9fb5e1

#a7b8d9

#afbad1

#b8bdc8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9ee4 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#9b99e1 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#90d8d6 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8eaff2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8eaff2]

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

#8eaff2 (#8eaff2) is rgb(142, 175, 242) in RGB.

No, #8eaff2 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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