#008bde

Color #008bde

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.82 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#008bde

RGB

rgb(0, 139, 222)

HSL

hsl(202.4, 100%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.4, 100%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 37.4%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(55.82, -0.68, -50.81)

LCH

lch(55.82, 50.81, 269.23)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.159, 246.06)

HWB

hwb(202.4, 0%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#de5300

Analogous

#00dec2

#008bde

#001cde

Triadic

#008bde

#de008b

#8bde00

Split-complementary

#008bde

#de001c

#dec200

Tetradic

#008bde

#5300de

#de5300

#8bde00

Square

#008bde

#c200de

#de5300

#1cde00

Shades

Color #008bde mixed toward black.

#0074b9

#005d94

#00466f

#002e4a

#001725

Tints

Color #008bde mixed toward white.

#0fa5ff

#3fb7ff

#6fc9ff

#9fdbff

#cfedff

Tones

Color #008bde mixed toward gray.

#1286cb

#2582b9

#377da6

#4a7894

#5c7481

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5fce · ΔE 20.8

Deuteranopia

#584fca · ΔE 25.2

Tritanopia

#1ec0bd · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 23.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #008bde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#008bde]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#008bde (#008bde) is rgb(0, 139, 222) in RGB.

No, #008bde is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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