#8ca1d1

Color #8ca1d1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.86 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca1d1

RGB

rgb(140, 161, 209)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 42.9%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 33%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(66.26, 4.02, -26.86)

LCH

lch(66.26, 27.16, 278.51)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0745, 266.15)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 54.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1bc8c

Analogous

#8cc4d1

#8ca1d1

#998cd1

Triadic

#8ca1d1

#d18ca1

#a1d18c

Split-complementary

#8ca1d1

#d1998c

#c4d18c

Tetradic

#8ca1d1

#bc8cd1

#d1bc8c

#a1d18c

Square

#8ca1d1

#d18cc4

#d1bc8c

#8cd199

Shades

Color #8ca1d1 mixed toward black.

#627fc0

#4261a6

#32497d

#213053

#11182a

Tints

Color #8ca1d1 mixed toward white.

#9fb1d9

#b2c0e0

#c5d0e8

#d9e0f0

#eceff7

Tones

Color #8ca1d1 mixed toward gray.

#92a3cb

#97a5c5

#9da8c0

#a3aaba

#a9acb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696c7 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#9493c4 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#8dbebc · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca1d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca1d1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#8ca1d1 (#8ca1d1) is rgb(140, 161, 209) in RGB.

No, #8ca1d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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