#8ab4e2

Color #8ab4e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.37 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8ab4e2

RGB

rgb(138, 180, 226)

HSL

hsl(211.4, 60.3%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.4, 38.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.9%, 20.4%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(71.92, -2.62, -27.53)

LCH

lch(71.92, 27.65, 264.56)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0805, 251.16)

HWB

hwb(211.4, 54.1%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2b88a

Analogous

#8ae0e2

#8ab4e2

#8c8ae2

Triadic

#8ab4e2

#e28ab4

#b4e28a

Split-complementary

#8ab4e2

#e28c8a

#e0e28a

Tetradic

#8ab4e2

#b88ae2

#e2b88a

#b4e28a

Square

#8ab4e2

#e28ae0

#e2b88a

#8ae28c

Shades

Color #8ab4e2 mixed toward black.

#5995d6

#3076c3

#245892

#183b61

#0c1d31

Tints

Color #8ab4e2 mixed toward white.

#9ec1e7

#b1cdec

#c5daf1

#d8e6f5

#ecf3fa

Tones

Color #8ab4e2 mixed toward gray.

#91b4db

#99b5d3

#a0b5cc

#a7b5c5

#afb6bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ed8 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#9b98d6 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#8cd0ce · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ab4e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ab4e2]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8ab4e2 (#8ab4e2) is rgb(138, 180, 226) in RGB.

No, #8ab4e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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