#8fa3db

Color #8fa3db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.26 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8fa3db

RGB

rgb(143, 163, 219)

HSL

hsl(224.2, 51.4%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.2, 34.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.7%, 25.6%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(67.39, 6.34, -30.64)

LCH

lch(67.39, 31.29, 281.69)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.085, 269.06)

HWB

hwb(224.2, 56.1%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbc78f

Analogous

#8fc9db

#8fa3db

#a18fdb

Triadic

#8fa3db

#db8fa3

#a3db8f

Split-complementary

#8fa3db

#dba18f

#c9db8f

Tetradic

#8fa3db

#c78fdb

#dbc78f

#a3db8f

Square

#8fa3db

#db8fc9

#dbc78f

#8fdba1

Shades

Color #8fa3db mixed toward black.

#617ecc

#3b5bb7

#2c4589

#1d2e5b

#0f172e

Tints

Color #8fa3db mixed toward white.

#a2b2e1

#b4c2e7

#c7d1ed

#dae0f3

#ecf0f9

Tones

Color #8fa3db mixed toward gray.

#95a6d5

#9ca9ce

#a2acc8

#a8afc2

#afb2bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898cf · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#9795cc · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#90c5c3 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8fa3db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8fa3db]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8fa3db (#8fa3db) is rgb(143, 163, 219) in RGB.

No, #8fa3db 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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