#8badc2

Color #8badc2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.94 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8badc2

RGB

rgb(139, 173, 194)

HSL

hsl(202.9, 31.1%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.9, 28.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(68.95, -6.66, -14.49)

LCH

lch(68.95, 15.95, 245.32)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0481, 235.42)

HWB

hwb(202.9, 54.5%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2a08b

Analogous

#8bc2bc

#8badc2

#8b92c2

Triadic

#8badc2

#c28bad

#adc28b

Split-complementary

#8badc2

#c28b92

#c2bc8b

Tetradic

#8badc2

#a08bc2

#c2a08b

#adc28b

Square

#8badc2

#bc8bc2

#c2a08b

#92c28b

Shades

Color #8badc2 mixed toward black.

#6793af

#4c7792

#39596d

#263c49

#131e24

Tints

Color #8badc2 mixed toward white.

#9ebbcc

#b2c8d6

#c5d6e1

#d8e4eb

#ecf1f5

Tones

Color #8badc2 mixed toward gray.

#90acbd

#94abb9

#99aab4

#9da9b0

#a2a8ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bbd · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#9996bc · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#8db9b8 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8badc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8badc2]

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Frequently asked questions

#8badc2 (#8badc2) is rgb(139, 173, 194) in RGB.

No, #8badc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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