#8ca2cd

Color #8ca2cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.65 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8ca2cd

RGB

rgb(140, 162, 205)

HSL

hsl(219.7, 39.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.7, 31.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(66.38, 2.43, -24.46)

LCH

lch(66.38, 24.58, 275.67)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0679, 263.58)

HWB

hwb(219.7, 54.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdb78c

Analogous

#8cc2cd

#8ca2cd

#968ccd

Triadic

#8ca2cd

#cd8ca2

#a2cd8c

Split-complementary

#8ca2cd

#cd968c

#c2cd8c

Tetradic

#8ca2cd

#b78ccd

#cdb78c

#a2cd8c

Square

#8ca2cd

#cd8cc2

#cdb78c

#8ccd96

Shades

Color #8ca2cd mixed toward black.

#6481bc

#4664a0

#344b78

#233250

#111928

Tints

Color #8ca2cd mixed toward white.

#9fb1d5

#b2c1de

#c5d0e6

#d9e0ee

#eceff7

Tones

Color #8ca2cd mixed toward gray.

#91a4c8

#97a5c2

#9ca7bd

#a2a9b7

#a7abb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696c4 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#9593c1 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#8dbcba · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ca2cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ca2cd]

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

#8ca2cd (#8ca2cd) is rgb(140, 162, 205) in RGB.

No, #8ca2cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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