#8bbce9

Color #8bbce9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 8.06 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8bbce9

RGB

rgb(139, 188, 233)

HSL

hsl(208.7, 68.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.7, 40.3%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.3%, 19.3%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(74.4, -4.85, -27.51)

LCH

lch(74.4, 27.93, 260)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0829, 246.77)

HWB

hwb(208.7, 54.5%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9b88b

Analogous

#8be9e7

#8bbce9

#8b8de9

Triadic

#8bbce9

#e98bbc

#bce98b

Split-complementary

#8bbce9

#e98b8d

#e9e78b

Tetradic

#8bbce9

#b88be9

#e9b88b

#bce98b

Square

#8bbce9

#e78be9

#e9b88b

#8de98b

Shades

Color #8bbce9 mixed toward black.

#579edf

#2880d0

#1e609c

#144068

#0a2034

Tints

Color #8bbce9 mixed toward white.

#9ec7ed

#b2d2f0

#c5ddf4

#d8e9f8

#ecf4fb

Tones

Color #8bbce9 mixed toward gray.

#93bce1

#9bbbd9

#a2bbd1

#aabbca

#b2bac2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3df · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#a09cdd · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#8ed7d5 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bbce9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bbce9]

Related colors

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

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Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#8bbce9 (#8bbce9) is rgb(139, 188, 233) in RGB.

No, #8bbce9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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