#8bacdd

Color #8bacdd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.35 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8bacdd

RGB

rgb(139, 172, 221)

HSL

hsl(215.9, 54.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.9, 37.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.1%, 22.2%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(69.62, 0.73, -28.32)

LCH

lch(69.62, 28.33, 271.48)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0802, 258.13)

HWB

hwb(215.9, 54.5%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddbc8b

Analogous

#8bd5dd

#8bacdd

#938bdd

Triadic

#8bacdd

#dd8bac

#acdd8b

Split-complementary

#8bacdd

#dd938b

#d5dd8b

Tetradic

#8bacdd

#bc8bdd

#ddbc8b

#acdd8b

Square

#8bacdd

#dd8bd5

#ddbc8b

#8bdd93

Shades

Color #8bacdd mixed toward black.

#5d8bcf

#366bba

#29508b

#1b365d

#0e1b2e

Tints

Color #8bacdd mixed toward white.

#9ebae3

#b2c8e8

#c5d5ee

#d8e3f4

#ecf1f9

Tones

Color #8bacdd mixed toward gray.

#92add6

#99afcf

#a0b0c9

#a6b1c2

#adb3bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9bd2 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9896d0 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#8dcac8 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bacdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bacdd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8bacdd (#8bacdd) is rgb(139, 172, 221) in RGB.

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

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