#8bb9db

Color #8bb9db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 10.05 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8bb9db

RGB

rgb(139, 185, 219)

HSL

hsl(205.5, 52.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.5, 36.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.5%, 15.5%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(73.09, -6.89, -21.92)

LCH

lch(73.09, 22.98, 252.55)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0692, 240.77)

HWB

hwb(205.5, 54.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbad8b

Analogous

#8bdbd5

#8bb9db

#8b91db

Triadic

#8bb9db

#db8bb9

#b9db8b

Split-complementary

#8bb9db

#db8b91

#dbd58b

Tetradic

#8bb9db

#ad8bdb

#dbad8b

#b9db8b

Square

#8bb9db

#d58bdb

#dbad8b

#91db8b

Shades

Color #8bb9db mixed toward black.

#5e9ecd

#3981b6

#2a6189

#1c405b

#0e202e

Tints

Color #8bb9db mixed toward white.

#9ec5e1

#b2d0e7

#c5dced

#d8e8f3

#ecf3f9

Tones

Color #8bb9db mixed toward gray.

#92b8d4

#98b7ce

#9fb6c7

#a6b5c0

#acb4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1d3 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#9e9bd2 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#8ecdcc · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bb9db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bb9db]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8bb9db (#8bb9db) is rgb(139, 185, 219) in RGB.

No, #8bb9db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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