#8ab3c5

Color #8ab3c5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.42 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#8ab3c5

RGB

rgb(138, 179, 197)

HSL

hsl(198.3, 33.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.3, 29.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.9%, 9.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(70.64, -9.45, -13.59)

LCH

lch(70.64, 16.55, 235.19)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0511, 226.59)

HWB

hwb(198.3, 54.1%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c59c8a

Analogous

#8ac5ba

#8ab3c5

#8a96c5

Triadic

#8ab3c5

#c58ab3

#b3c58a

Split-complementary

#8ab3c5

#c58a96

#c5ba8a

Tetradic

#8ab3c5

#9c8ac5

#c59c8a

#b3c58a

Square

#8ab3c5

#ba8ac5

#c59c8a

#96c58a

Shades

Color #8ab3c5 mixed toward black.

#659bb2

#4a7e95

#385f70

#253f4b

#132025

Tints

Color #8ab3c5 mixed toward white.

#9ec0cf

#b1ccd8

#c5d9e2

#d8e6ec

#ecf2f5

Tones

Color #8ab3c5 mixed toward gray.

#8fb1c0

#94afbb

#99adb6

#9eabb1

#a3a9ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9ec1 · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#9b98c0 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#8cbdbd · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ab3c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ab3c5]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8ab3c5 (#8ab3c5) is rgb(138, 179, 197) in RGB.

No, #8ab3c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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