#8bbcce

Color #8bbcce

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 9.58 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8bbcce

RGB

rgb(139, 188, 206)

HSL

hsl(196.1, 40.6%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.1, 32.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 8.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(73.49, -11.75, -14.24)

LCH

lch(73.49, 18.46, 230.47)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0576, 222.61)

HWB

hwb(196.1, 54.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ce9d8b

Analogous

#8bcebe

#8bbcce

#8b9ace

Triadic

#8bbcce

#ce8bbc

#bcce8b

Split-complementary

#8bbcce

#ce8b9a

#cebe8b

Tetradic

#8bbcce

#9d8bce

#ce9d8b

#bcce8b

Square

#8bbcce

#be8bce

#ce9d8b

#9ace8b

Shades

Color #8bbcce mixed toward black.

#62a5bd

#4489a2

#336679

#224451

#112228

Tints

Color #8bbcce mixed toward white.

#9ec7d6

#b2d2de

#c5dde6

#d8e9ef

#ecf4f7

Tones

Color #8bbcce mixed toward gray.

#90b9c8

#96b7c3

#9cb4bd

#a1b2b8

#a7afb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3ca · ΔE 19.8

Deuteranopia

#a09cc9 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#8ec6c6 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bbcce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bbcce]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#8bbcce (#8bbcce) is rgb(139, 188, 206) in RGB.

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

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