#8bb7c9

Color #8bb7c9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.23 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8bb7c9

RGB

rgb(139, 183, 201)

HSL

hsl(197.4, 36.5%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.4, 30.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.8%, 9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.94, -10.33, -13.83)

LCH

lch(71.94, 17.26, 233.24)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0535, 225)

HWB

hwb(197.4, 54.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c99d8b

Analogous

#8bc9bc

#8bb7c9

#8b98c9

Triadic

#8bb7c9

#c98bb7

#b7c98b

Split-complementary

#8bb7c9

#c98b98

#c9bc8b

Tetradic

#8bb7c9

#9d8bc9

#c99d8b

#b7c98b

Square

#8bb7c9

#bc8bc9

#c99d8b

#98c98b

Shades

Color #8bb7c9 mixed toward black.

#649fb7

#48839b

#366274

#24414d

#122127

Tints

Color #8bb7c9 mixed toward white.

#9ec3d2

#b2cfdb

#c5dbe4

#d8e7ed

#ecf3f6

Tones

Color #8bb7c9 mixed toward gray.

#90b5c4

#95b3bf

#9bb1ba

#a0aeb4

#a5acaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0c5 · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#9d9ac4 · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#8ec1c1 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bb7c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bb7c9]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#8bb7c9 (#8bb7c9) is rgb(139, 183, 201) in RGB.

No, #8bb7c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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