ColorTool
Log in
#8BA6EA

#8ba6ea ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#8ba6ea is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 65.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.6% cyan, 29.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 222.95°, with 69.34% saturation and 73.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 7.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#9999ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.387

Complementary

  1. #8ba6ea
  2. #eacf8b

Split complementary

  1. #8ba6ea
  2. #eaa08b
  3. #d5ea8b

Analogous

  1. #8bd5ea
  2. #8ba6ea
  3. #a08bea

Triadic

  1. #8ba6ea
  2. #ea8ba6
  3. #a6ea8b

Tetradic

  1. #8ba6ea
  2. #cf8bea
  3. #eacf8b
  4. #a6ea8b

Square

  1. #8ba6ea
  2. #ea8bd5
  3. #eacf8b
  4. #8beaa0

Monochromatic

  1. #224dba
  2. #4a74de
  3. #8ba6ea
  4. #ccd8f6
  5. #eef2fc

Shades

#8ba6ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ba6ea
  2. #7d95d3
  3. #6f85bb
  4. #6174a4
  5. #53648c
  6. #465375
  7. #38425e
  8. #2a3246
  9. #1c212f
  10. #0e1117
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ba6ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ba6ea
  2. #97afec
  3. #a2b8ee
  4. #aec1f0
  5. #b9caf2
  6. #c5d3f5
  7. #d1dbf7
  8. #dce4f9
  9. #e8edfb
  10. #f3f6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ba6ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ba6ea
  2. #8aa2df
  3. #899ed5
  4. #889bca
  5. #8797c0
  6. #8693b5
  7. #848faa
  8. #838ba0
  9. #828895
  10. #81848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9da7c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8eaced ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85a3e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6bb4be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8da9ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88a4e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #79afd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-8ba6ea {
  color: #8ba6ea;
}
Background
.bg-8ba6ea {
  background-color: #8ba6ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ba6ea {
  border: 2px solid #8ba6ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ba6ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 166 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 69% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ba6ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ba6ea, #a08bea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ba6ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 166 234 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.07 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.61 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.15 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.60 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.65 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.05 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 12.13 #745915 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#8ba6ea  rgb(139, 166, 234)  hsl(223, 69%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#eacf8b  rgb(234, 207, 139)  hsl(43, 69%, 73%)  Buff
#ea8ba6  rgb(234, 139, 166)  hsl(343, 69%, 73%)  Flamingo Pink
#a6ea8b  rgb(166, 234, 139)  hsl(103, 69%, 73%)  Light Green