#8fa9dc

Color #8fa9dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 17.04 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8fa9dc

RGB

rgb(143, 169, 220)

HSL

hsl(219.7, 52.4%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.7, 35%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(35%, 23.2%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(69.03, 3.23, -28.67)

LCH

lch(69.03, 28.85, 276.43)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0799, 263.53)

HWB

hwb(219.7, 56.1%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcc28f

Analogous

#8fd0dc

#8fa9dc

#9c8fdc

Triadic

#8fa9dc

#dc8fa9

#a9dc8f

Split-complementary

#8fa9dc

#dc9c8f

#d0dc8f

Tetradic

#8fa9dc

#c28fdc

#dcc28f

#a9dc8f

Square

#8fa9dc

#dc8fd0

#dcc28f

#8fdc9c

Shades

Color #8fa9dc mixed toward black.

#6186ce

#3a65b8

#2b4b8a

#1d325c

#0e192e

Tints

Color #8fa9dc mixed toward white.

#a2b7e2

#b4c6e8

#c7d4ee

#dae2f3

#ecf1f9

Tones

Color #8fa9dc mixed toward gray.

#95abd6

#9cadcf

#a2afc9

#a9b1c2

#afb3bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bd1 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#9997ce · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#90c8c6 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8fa9dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8fa9dc]

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

#8fa9dc (#8fa9dc) is rgb(143, 169, 220) in RGB.

No, #8fa9dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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