#8bb9df

Color #8bb9df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 9.38 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8bb9df

RGB

rgb(139, 185, 223)

HSL

hsl(207.1, 56.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.1, 37.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.7%, 17%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(73.23, -5.86, -23.89)

LCH

lch(73.23, 24.6, 256.22)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0734, 243.82)

HWB

hwb(207.1, 54.5%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfb18b

Analogous

#8bdfdb

#8bb9df

#8b8fdf

Triadic

#8bb9df

#df8bb9

#b9df8b

Split-complementary

#8bb9df

#df8b8f

#dfdb8b

Tetradic

#8bb9df

#b18bdf

#dfb18b

#b9df8b

Square

#8bb9df

#db8bdf

#dfb18b

#8fdf8b

Shades

Color #8bb9df mixed toward black.

#5c9dd2

#347fbd

#275f8e

#1a405f

#0d202f

Tints

Color #8bb9df mixed toward white.

#9ec5e4

#b2d0ea

#c5dcef

#d8e8f4

#ecf3fa

Tones

Color #8bb9df mixed toward gray.

#92b8d8

#99b8d1

#a0b7ca

#a7b6c3

#aeb6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1d7 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#9e9bd5 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#8ed0ce · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bb9df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bb9df]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8bb9df (#8bb9df) is rgb(139, 185, 223) in RGB.

No, #8bb9df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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