#8bb4c5

Color #8bb4c5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.46 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#8bb4c5

RGB

rgb(139, 180, 197)

HSL

hsl(197.6, 33.3%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.6, 29.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.4%, 8.6%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(70.98, -9.7, -13.08)

LCH

lch(70.98, 16.28, 233.44)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0503, 225.24)

HWB

hwb(197.6, 54.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c59c8b

Analogous

#8bc5b9

#8bb4c5

#8b97c5

Triadic

#8bb4c5

#c58bb4

#b4c58b

Split-complementary

#8bb4c5

#c58b97

#c5b98b

Tetradic

#8bb4c5

#9c8bc5

#c59c8b

#b4c58b

Square

#8bb4c5

#b98bc5

#c59c8b

#97c58b

Shades

Color #8bb4c5 mixed toward black.

#669cb2

#4b7f95

#386070

#25404b

#132025

Tints

Color #8bb4c5 mixed toward white.

#9ec1cf

#b2cdd8

#c5dae2

#d8e6ec

#ecf3f5

Tones

Color #8bb4c5 mixed toward gray.

#90b2c0

#95b0bb

#9aaeb7

#9eacb2

#a3aaad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9fc1 · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#9c99c0 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#8dbebd · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bb4c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bb4c5]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8bb4c5 (#8bb4c5) is rgb(139, 180, 197) in RGB.

No, #8bb4c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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