#8faedd

Color #8faedd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.48 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8faedd

RGB

rgb(143, 174, 221)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 53.4%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 35.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.3%, 21.3%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(70.41, 0.72, -27.09)

LCH

lch(70.41, 27.1, 271.52)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0764, 258.53)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 56.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddbe8f

Analogous

#8fd5dd

#8faedd

#978fdd

Triadic

#8faedd

#dd8fae

#aedd8f

Split-complementary

#8faedd

#dd978f

#d5dd8f

Tetradic

#8faedd

#be8fdd

#ddbe8f

#aedd8f

Square

#8faedd

#dd8fd5

#ddbe8f

#8fdd97

Shades

Color #8faedd mixed toward black.

#618ccf

#396cba

#2a518c

#1c365d

#0e1b2f

Tints

Color #8faedd mixed toward white.

#a2bce3

#b4c9e8

#c7d7ee

#dae4f4

#ecf2f9

Tones

Color #8faedd mixed toward gray.

#96afd7

#9cb1d0

#a3b2ca

#a9b3c3

#b0b5bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9ed3 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#9c99d0 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#91cac8 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8faedd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8faedd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8faedd (#8faedd) is rgb(143, 174, 221) in RGB.

No, #8faedd 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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