#8bbdff

Color #8bbdff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.25 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8bbdff

RGB

rgb(139, 189, 255)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 100%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 45.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.5%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(75.51, 0.62, -37.65)

LCH

lch(75.51, 37.66, 270.94)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.1085, 255.64)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 54.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffcd8b

Analogous

#8bf7ff

#8bbdff

#938bff

Triadic

#8bbdff

#ff8bbd

#bdff8b

Split-complementary

#8bbdff

#ff938b

#f7ff8b

Tetradic

#8bbdff

#cd8bff

#ffcd8b

#bdff8b

Square

#8bbdff

#ff8bf7

#ffcd8b

#8bff93

Shades

Color #8bbdff mixed toward black.

#4a98ff

#0873ff

#0055c5

#003983

#001c42

Tints

Color #8bbdff mixed toward white.

#9fc8ff

#b2d3ff

#c5deff

#d8e9ff

#ecf4ff

Tones

Color #8bbdff mixed toward gray.

#95bff5

#9fc0ec

#a8c1e2

#b2c2d8

#bbc4cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a4f1 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#a09cee · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#8ee5e3 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bbdff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bbdff]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

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Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#8bbdff (#8bbdff) is rgb(139, 189, 255) in RGB.

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

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