#8abced

Color #8abced

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 8.63 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8abced

RGB

rgb(138, 188, 237)

HSL

hsl(209.7, 73.3%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.7, 41.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.8%, 20.7%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(74.5, -4.03, -29.53)

LCH

lch(74.5, 29.8, 262.23)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.088, 248.54)

HWB

hwb(209.7, 54.1%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edbb8a

Analogous

#8aedec

#8abced

#8a8aed

Triadic

#8abced

#ed8abc

#bced8a

Split-complementary

#8abced

#ed8a8a

#edec8a

Tetradic

#8abced

#bb8aed

#edbb8a

#bced8a

Square

#8abced

#ec8aed

#edbb8a

#8aed8a

Shades

Color #8abced mixed toward black.

#549de5

#217ed9

#195ea2

#113f6c

#081f36

Tints

Color #8abced mixed toward white.

#9dc7f0

#b1d2f3

#c4ddf6

#d8e9f9

#ebf4fc

Tones

Color #8abced mixed toward gray.

#92bce5

#9abcdc

#a3bcd4

#abbccc

#b3bcc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a3e2 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#9f9be0 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#8ddad8 · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8abced;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8abced]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#8abced (#8abced) is rgb(138, 188, 237) in RGB.

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

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