#8bbedb

Color #8bbedb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8bbedb

RGB

rgb(139, 190, 219)

HSL

hsl(201.8, 52.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.8, 36.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.5%, 13.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(74.46, -9.56, -19.83)

LCH

lch(74.46, 22.01, 244.26)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0677, 233.71)

HWB

hwb(201.8, 54.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dba88b

Analogous

#8bdbd0

#8bbedb

#8b96db

Triadic

#8bbedb

#db8bbe

#bedb8b

Split-complementary

#8bbedb

#db8b96

#dbd08b

Tetradic

#8bbedb

#a88bdb

#dba88b

#bedb8b

Square

#8bbedb

#d08bdb

#dba88b

#96db8b

Shades

Color #8bbedb mixed toward black.

#5ea4cd

#3988b6

#2a6689

#1c445b

#0e222e

Tints

Color #8bbedb mixed toward white.

#9ec9e1

#b2d4e7

#c5deed

#d8e9f3

#ecf4f9

Tones

Color #8bbedb mixed toward gray.

#92bcd4

#98bace

#9fb8c7

#a6b7c0

#acb5ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4d4 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#a19dd3 · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#8ecfce · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bbedb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bbedb]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#8bbedb (#8bbedb) is rgb(139, 190, 219) in RGB.

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

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