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#8faef3 color: Kitten’s Eye

#8faef3 is rgb(143, 174, 243) in RGB and oklch(75.445% 0.10574 265.384) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

75.4%
0.106
265°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Baby blue
  • indigo-300
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #8faef3

#8faef3 is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.52:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8aadf7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #8faef3 mixed with white

  1. 8faef3
  2. 9ab6f5
  3. a5bef6
  4. b0c7f8
  5. bbcff9
  6. c6d7fb
  7. d1dffc
  8. dce7fd
  9. e8effe
  10. f3f7fe

Darker: #8faef3 mixed with black

  1. 8faef3
  2. 7c97d3
  3. 6980b4
  4. 576a97
  5. 45557a
  6. 34415e
  7. 242e44
  8. 151c2b
  9. 070b14
  10. 010103

Calmer: #8faef3 with less saturation

  1. 8faef3
  2. 92aeec
  3. 96afe6
  4. 99afdf
  5. 9cafd9
  6. 9fafd2
  7. a2afcb
  8. a6afc4
  9. a9afbd
  10. acafb6

Questions about #8faef3

What color is #8faef3?

#8faef3 is bright light blue. The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye. In RGB it is rgb(143, 174, 243), in HSL hsl(221.4, 80.65%, 75.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.445% 0.10574 265.384).

What colors go well with #8faef3?

The complementary color of #8faef3 is #ceaa5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #67bae9 and #b4a2eb. The triadic partners are #eb958d and #83c186.

Is white or black text more readable on #8faef3?

Black text reads better on #8faef3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8faef3 a warm or cool color?

#8faef3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.106.