#8bbae3

Color #8bbae3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 8.75 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8bbae3

RGB

rgb(139, 186, 227)

HSL

hsl(208, 61.1%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208, 38.8%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.8%, 18.1%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(73.64, -5.35, -25.42)

LCH

lch(73.64, 25.98, 258.11)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0773, 245.39)

HWB

hwb(208, 54.5%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3b48b

Analogous

#8be3e0

#8bbae3

#8b8ee3

Triadic

#8bbae3

#e38bba

#bae38b

Split-complementary

#8bbae3

#e38b8e

#e3e08b

Tetradic

#8bbae3

#b48be3

#e3b48b

#bae38b

Square

#8bbae3

#e08be3

#e3b48b

#8ee38b

Shades

Color #8bbae3 mixed toward black.

#5a9dd7

#2f7fc5

#245f93

#184062

#0c2031

Tints

Color #8bbae3 mixed toward white.

#9ec6e8

#b2d1ec

#c5ddf1

#d8e8f6

#ecf4fa

Tones

Color #8bbae3 mixed toward gray.

#92badc

#9ab9d4

#a1b9cd

#a8b8c6

#b0b8be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2da · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#9f9bd8 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#8ed3d1 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bbae3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bbae3]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8bbae3 (#8bbae3) is rgb(139, 186, 227) in RGB.

No, #8bbae3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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