#8bbdde

Color #8bbdde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 8.23 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8bbdde

RGB

rgb(139, 189, 222)

HSL

hsl(203.9, 55.7%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.9, 37.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.4%, 14.9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(74.29, -8.26, -21.73)

LCH

lch(74.29, 23.25, 249.19)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0707, 237.77)

HWB

hwb(203.9, 54.5%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deac8b

Analogous

#8bded6

#8bbdde

#8b93de

Triadic

#8bbdde

#de8bbd

#bdde8b

Split-complementary

#8bbdde

#de8b93

#ded68b

Tetradic

#8bbdde

#ac8bde

#deac8b

#bdde8b

Square

#8bbdde

#d68bde

#deac8b

#93de8b

Shades

Color #8bbdde mixed toward black.

#5ca2d1

#3586bb

#28648d

#1b435e

#0d212f

Tints

Color #8bbdde mixed toward white.

#9ec8e4

#b2d3e9

#c5deef

#d8e9f4

#ecf4fa

Tones

Color #8bbdde mixed toward gray.

#92bcd7

#99bad0

#a0b9c9

#a7b7c2

#aeb6bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a4d7 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#a09cd5 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#8ed1cf · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bbdde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bbdde]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#8bbdde (#8bbdde) is rgb(139, 189, 222) in RGB.

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

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