#8bb2cd

Color #8bb2cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.82 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8bb2cd

RGB

rgb(139, 178, 205)

HSL

hsl(204.5, 39.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.5, 32.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.2%, 13.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(70.69, -6.66, -17.92)

LCH

lch(70.69, 19.12, 249.61)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0574, 238.75)

HWB

hwb(204.5, 54.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cda68b

Analogous

#8bcdc7

#8bb2cd

#8b91cd

Triadic

#8bb2cd

#cd8bb2

#b2cd8b

Split-complementary

#8bb2cd

#cd8b91

#cdc78b

Tetradic

#8bb2cd

#a68bcd

#cda68b

#b2cd8b

Square

#8bb2cd

#c78bcd

#cda68b

#91cd8b

Shades

Color #8bb2cd mixed toward black.

#6398bc

#457ba0

#345c78

#233e50

#111f28

Tints

Color #8bb2cd mixed toward white.

#9ebfd5

#b2ccde

#c5d9e6

#d8e5ee

#ecf2f7

Tones

Color #8bb2cd mixed toward gray.

#91b1c8

#96b0c2

#9cafbd

#a1aeb7

#a7adb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9ec7 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#9b98c5 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#8dc2c1 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bb2cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bb2cd]

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8bb2cd (#8bb2cd) is rgb(139, 178, 205) in RGB.

No, #8bb2cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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