#8bc8e0

Color #8bc8e0

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 3.88 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8bc8e0

RGB

rgb(139, 200, 224)

HSL

hsl(196.9, 57.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.9, 37.9%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.9%, 10.7%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(77.39, -13.55, -18.11)

LCH

lch(77.39, 22.62, 233.2)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.071, 224.54)

HWB

hwb(196.9, 54.5%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0a38b

Analogous

#8be0cd

#8bc8e0

#8b9ee0

Triadic

#8bc8e0

#e08bc8

#c8e08b

Split-complementary

#8bc8e0

#e08b9e

#e0cd8b

Tetradic

#8bc8e0

#a38be0

#e0a38b

#c8e08b

Square

#8bc8e0

#cd8be0

#e0a38b

#9ee08b

Shades

Color #8bc8e0 mixed toward black.

#5bb1d3

#3398bf

#26728f

#1a4c60

#0d2630

Tints

Color #8bc8e0 mixed toward white.

#9ed1e5

#b2daea

#c5e4f0

#d8edf5

#ecf6fa

Tones

Color #8bc8e0 mixed toward gray.

#92c5d9

#99c2d2

#a0bfcb

#a7bcc4

#aeb9bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9db · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a1d9 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#8fd6d5 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 16.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8bc8e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bc8e0]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#8bc8e0 (#8bc8e0) is rgb(139, 200, 224) in RGB.

No, #8bc8e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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