#8bbdcf

Color #8bbdcf

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 9.25 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8bbdcf

RGB

rgb(139, 189, 207)

HSL

hsl(195.9, 41.5%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.9, 32.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.9%, 8.7%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(73.8, -12.03, -14.32)

LCH

lch(73.8, 18.7, 229.97)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0584, 222.15)

HWB

hwb(195.9, 54.5%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf9d8b

Analogous

#8bcfbf

#8bbdcf

#8b9bcf

Triadic

#8bbdcf

#cf8bbd

#bdcf8b

Split-complementary

#8bbdcf

#cf8b9b

#cfbf8b

Tetradic

#8bbdcf

#9d8bcf

#cf9d8b

#bdcf8b

Square

#8bbdcf

#bf8bcf

#cf9d8b

#9bcf8b

Shades

Color #8bbdcf mixed toward black.

#62a6be

#438aa3

#33677a

#224552

#112229

Tints

Color #8bbdcf mixed toward white.

#9ec8d7

#b2d3df

#c5dee7

#d8e9ef

#ecf4f7

Tones

Color #8bbdcf mixed toward gray.

#90bac9

#96b8c4

#9cb5be

#a2b2b8

#a7b0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a4cb · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#a09cca · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#8ec7c7 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bbdcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bbdcf]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#8bbdcf (#8bbdcf) is rgb(139, 189, 207) in RGB.

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

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