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#8a9fee color: Bright light indigo

#8a9fee is rgb(138, 159, 238) in RGB and oklch(71.825% 0.1179 271.822) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

71.8%
0.118
272°
  • Indigo
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • blue-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.27:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #8a9fee

#8a9fee is a bright light indigo color. In OKLCH it has 71.8% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.27:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9ba0ef). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More light indigo colors

Lighter: #8a9fee mixed with white

  1. 8a9fee
  2. 95a9f0
  3. a0b2f3
  4. acbcf5
  5. b7c6f7
  6. c3cff8
  7. ced9fa
  8. dae2fb
  9. e6ecfd
  10. f3f5fe

Darker: #8a9fee mixed with black

  1. 8a9fee
  2. 778acf
  3. 6575b1
  4. 536193
  5. 424d77
  6. 323b5c
  7. 222942
  8. 14182a
  9. 070914
  10. 010103

Calmer: #8a9fee with less saturation

  1. 8a9fee
  2. 8ca0e7
  3. 8fa1e0
  4. 92a1d8
  5. 94a2d1
  6. 97a2ca
  7. 99a3c2
  8. 9ca3bb
  9. 9fa4b3
  10. a1a4ac

Questions about #8a9fee

What color is #8a9fee?

#8a9fee is bright light indigo. The closest named color is Bright light indigo. In RGB it is rgb(138, 159, 238), in HSL hsl(227.4, 74.63%, 73.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.825% 0.1179 271.822).

What colors go well with #8a9fee?

The complementary color of #8a9fee is #bfa143. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5aade7 and #b292e2. The triadic partners are #e48775 and #67b97f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a9fee?

Black text reads better on #8a9fee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a9fee a warm or cool color?

#8a9fee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 71.8% and its chroma 0.118.