#8bd6e3

Color #8bd6e3

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 9.36 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8bd6e3

RGB

rgb(139, 214, 227)

HSL

hsl(188.9, 61.1%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.9, 38.8%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.8%, 5.7%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(81.36, -19.96, -13.74)

LCH

lch(81.36, 24.23, 214.54)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0764, 209.59)

HWB

hwb(188.9, 54.5%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3988b

Analogous

#8be3c4

#8bd6e3

#8baae3

Triadic

#8bd6e3

#e38bd6

#d6e38b

Split-complementary

#8bd6e3

#e38baa

#e3c48b

Tetradic

#8bd6e3

#988be3

#e3988b

#d6e38b

Square

#8bd6e3

#c48be3

#e3988b

#aae38b

Shades

Color #8bd6e3 mixed toward black.

#5ac5d7

#2fafc5

#248393

#185762

#0c2c31

Tints

Color #8bd6e3 mixed toward white.

#9edde8

#b2e4ec

#c5eaf1

#d8f1f6

#ecf8fa

Tones

Color #8bd6e3 mixed toward gray.

#92d1dc

#9accd4

#a1c7cd

#a8c1c6

#b0bcbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1e0 · ΔE 24.4

Deuteranopia

#aca6df · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#90dddd · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8bd6e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8bd6e3]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#8bd6e3 (#8bd6e3) is rgb(139, 214, 227) in RGB.

No, #8bd6e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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