#8bb6c5

Color #8bb6c5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.1 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8bb6c5

RGB

rgb(139, 182, 197)

HSL

hsl(195.5, 33.3%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.5, 29.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.4%, 7.6%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(71.54, -10.76, -12.25)

LCH

lch(71.54, 16.3, 228.7)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0507, 221.24)

HWB

hwb(195.5, 54.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c59a8b

Analogous

#8bc5b7

#8bb6c5

#8b99c5

Triadic

#8bb6c5

#c58bb6

#b6c58b

Split-complementary

#8bb6c5

#c58b99

#c5b78b

Tetradic

#8bb6c5

#9a8bc5

#c59a8b

#b6c58b

Square

#8bb6c5

#b78bc5

#c59a8b

#99c58b

Shades

Color #8bb6c5 mixed toward black.

#669fb2

#4b8295

#386270

#25414b

#132125

Tints

Color #8bb6c5 mixed toward white.

#9ec2cf

#b2ced8

#c5dbe2

#d8e7ec

#ecf3f5

Tones

Color #8bb6c5 mixed toward gray.

#90b4c0

#95b1bb

#9aafb7

#9eadb2

#a3aaad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9fa0c2 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9ac1 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#8ebfbe · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bb6c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bb6c5]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#8bb6c5 (#8bb6c5) is rgb(139, 182, 197) in RGB.

No, #8bb6c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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